Pontvallain (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃valɛ̃]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Pontvallain
The town hall and church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
The town hall and church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
Coat of arms of Pontvallain
Location of Pontvallain
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Pontvallain is located in France
Pontvallain
Pontvallain
Pontvallain is located in Pays de la Loire
Pontvallain
Pontvallain
Coordinates: 47°45′03″N 0°11′32″E / 47.7508°N 0.1922°E / 47.7508; 0.1922
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonLe Lude
IntercommunalitySud Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Gayat[1]
Area
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34.88 km2 (13.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,624
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vallipontain, Vallipontaine
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72243 /72510
Elevation42–111 m (138–364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the site, on 4 December 1370, of the Battle of Pontvallain, a significant military engagement between England and France (who had the victory) during the Hundred Years' War.[3]

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Sumption, Jonathan (2011). Hundred Years War Vol 3: Divided Houses. pp. 89–95. ISBN 9780571266562.