Château-du-Loir
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Château-du-Loir | |
Location within Pays de la Loire region Château-du-Loir | |
Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°25′06″E / 47.6983°N 0.4183°ECoordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°25′06″E / 47.6983°N 0.4183°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | La Flèche |
Canton | Château-du-Loir |
Intercommunality | Loir et Bercé |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Béatrice Pavy-Morançais |
Area1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
Population (2009)2 | 4,693 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72071 / 72500 |
Elevation |
44–131 m (144–430 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
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. |
Château-du-Loir is a commune in the Sarthe département in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
Notable people
- Gervais II, lord of Château-du-Loir,
- Guillaume des Roches (1165 - 1222), lord of Longué-Jumelles and Château-du-Loir, comrade in arms of Philippe Auguste
- Louis Jacques Rousseau (1759 - 1829), magistrate and politician
- Saint Siméon-François Berneux (1814 - 1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- Pierre Loutrel (1916 - 1946), bandit
- Angélique Roujas (1974-), footballer
See also
References
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