Sablé-sur-Sarthe

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Sablé-sur-Sarthe
The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square.
The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square.
Coat of arms of Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Location of Sablé-sur-Sarthe
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Sablé-sur-Sarthe is located in France
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe is located in Pays de la Loire
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Coordinates: 47°51′02″N 0°19′45″W / 47.8505°N 0.3292°W / 47.8505; -0.3292
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonSablé-sur-Sarthe
IntercommunalitySablé-sur-Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Leudière
Area
1
36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
12,096
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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 (French pronunciation: [sable syʁ saʁt], literally Sablé on Sarthe), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 50 km northeast of Angers.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,227—    
1975 10,717+2.16%
1982 11,773+1.35%
1990 12,178+0.42%
1999 12,716+0.48%
2007 12,579−0.14%
2012 12,510−0.11%
2017 12,220−0.47%
Source: INSEE

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

French prime minister François Fillon was mayor of Sablé from 1983 to 2001, which therefore has a TGV station on the line from Paris-Nantes despite a relatively small population.

Tourism

The town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe. There is a festival of baroque music every August.

Industry

From 2010 to 2015, the motor car firm Venturi had a factory at Sablé-sur-Sarthe.

Points of interest

  • Arboretum du Rosay

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ FesTival de sablé, édition 2018 at lentracte-sable.fr, Accessed 28 April 2018
  5. ^ Menuet, Cédric (19 March 2015). "Sarthe: Venturi ferme son usine de Sablé-sur-Sarthe". Le Journal des Entreprises (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Venturi Eclectic, an electrical city-dweller". DriveHomeSafe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ Garlitos, Kirby (25 June 2015). "Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle goes by the wayside". TopSpeed. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

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