Lavenay

Lavenay
Lavenay

Coordinates: 47°47′30″N 0°42′05″E / 47.7917°N 0.7014°E / 47.7917; 0.7014Coordinates: 47°47′30″N 0°42′05″E / 47.7917°N 0.7014°E / 47.7917; 0.7014
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 (20082014) 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

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.

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References

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