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 40 km southwest of Le Mans and about 50 km northeast of Angers.
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  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°51′02″N 0°19′45″W / 47.8505°N 0.3292°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Leudière[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 12,096 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/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. | |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[3] | ||
Geography
editThe 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
editFrench 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
editThe town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe. There is a festival of baroque music every August.[4]
Industry
editFrom 2010 to 2015, the motor car firm Venturi had a factory at Sablé-sur-Sarthe.[5][6][7]
Points of interest
edit- Arboretum du Rosay
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ FesTival de sablé, édition 2018 at lentracte-sable.fr, Accessed 28 April 2018
- ^ Menuet, Cédric (19 March 2015). "Sarthe: Venturi ferme son usine de Sablé-sur-Sarthe". Le Journal des Entreprises (in French). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Venturi Eclectic, an electrical city-dweller". DriveHomeSafe. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Garlitos, Kirby (25 June 2015). "Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle goes by the wayside". TopSpeed. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
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- Town council website
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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