Conlie

Conlie
Conlie

Coordinates: 48°07′30″N 0°01′02″W / 48.125°N 0.0172°WCoordinates: 48°07′30″N 0°01′02″W / 48.125°N 0.0172°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Conlie (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Raoul Marteau
Area1 17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population (2006 [1])2 1,778
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 72089 / 72240

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.

Conlie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.

During the Franco-Prussian War the village was the location of Camp Conlie, where thousands of Breton volunteers were kept in allegedly degrading conditions.

See also

References

  1. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=53#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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