Poncé-sur-le-Loir

Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Poncé-sur-le-Loir

Coordinates: 47°45′46″N 0°39′22″E / 47.7628°N 0.6561°E / 47.7628; 0.6561Coordinates: 47°45′46″N 0°39′22″E / 47.7628°N 0.6561°E / 47.7628; 0.6561
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement La Flèche
Canton Château-du-Loir
Area1 6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 396
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 72240 /72340
Elevation 55–153 m (180–502 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.

Poncé-sur-le-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe département in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.[1] Its inhabitants are called Poncéens.

Sights

The Romanesque church of St. Julien of Le Mans stands on a hillside. It possesses a saddleback tower and contains notable Romanesque wall paintings depicting notably the siege of Antioch in 1098.[2] The château is noted for its Renaissance staircase.

Economy

The village, which developed following early industrial (mill) activity, contains potteries and other artisan activities, and also produces Jasnières wine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 (in French)
  2. ↑ Elizabeth Lapina, "La représentation de la bataille d'Antioche (1098) sur les peintures murales de Poncé sur Loir", in Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 52, 2009, p. 137-158
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