Mulsanne
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| Mulsanne | |
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  Mulsanne | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Mulsanne | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E / 47.9081°N 0.2481°ECoordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E / 47.9081°N 0.2481°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans Métropole Communauté Urbaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Ferre |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 5,213 |
| • Population2 Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 7209213 / 72230 |
| Elevation | 44–82 m (144–269 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Mulsanne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
Motor racing
The Circuit de la Sarthe, which is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans, features the long straight Ligne Droite des Hunaudières leading to Mulsanne, making a tight right hand turn before the entrance of the village itself. The famous straight is often called the Mulsanne Straight.
The Bentley Mulsanne is named after the straight.
See also
References
External links
- www.mulsanne.fr (French)
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