Lavenay
| Lavenay | |
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  Lavenay | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Lavenay | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′30″N 0°42′05″E / 47.7917°N 0.7014°ECoordinates: 47°47′30″N 0°42′05″E / 47.7917°N 0.7014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | La Chartre-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val du Loir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | France Ruze |
| Area1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 [1])2 | 361 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72159 / 72310 |
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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. | |
Lavenay is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
Geography
The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Loir, which forms most of its south-western border.
Transport
The railway station is at Pont-de-Braye, a hamlet south of Lavenay.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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