Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe | |
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 The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sablé-sur-Sarthe  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Joulaud |
| Area 1 | 36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 13,141 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72264 /72300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sablé-sur-Sarthe, commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in west France.
Geography
The Vaige forms part of the commune's north-western border, flows southwards through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River in the town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
History
François Fillon was mayor of Sablé from 1983 to 2001.
Tourism
The town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe.
Points of interest
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
- Town council website
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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