Ruillé-sur-Loir

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Ruillé-sur-Loir (French pronunciation: [ʁɥije syʁ lwaʁ], literally Ruillé on Loir) is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.[2]

Ruillé-sur-Loir
Location of Ruillé-sur-Loir
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Ruillé-sur-Loir is located in France
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Ruillé-sur-Loir is located in Pays de la Loire
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Ruillé-sur-Loir
Coordinates: 47°45′13″N 0°37′13″E / 47.7536°N 0.6203°E / 47.7536; 0.6203
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonMontval-sur-Loir
CommuneLoir en Vallée
Area
1
39.48 km2 (15.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,216
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ruillacois, Ruillacoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
72340
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village has a medieval and Renaissance parish church but is dominated by the school and the mother house of the order of Sisters of Providence (which enjoys links with England, the Netherlands and Madagascar). The tall spire of the conventual church is visible at a distance.

It was the first home to the Brothers of St. Joseph, now the Holy Cross Brothers associated with Notre Dame University in the USA.[3]

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