Bourg-le-Roi
Bourg-le-Roi | |
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The Saint Mathurin gate | |
Location of Bourg-le-Roi | |
Bourg-le-Roi Bourg-le-Roi | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′46″N 0°07′55″E / 48.3461°N 0.1319°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Martin[1] |
Area 1 | 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 325 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Régis-Borgiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72043 /72610 |
| Elevation | 95–137 m (312–449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bourg-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [buʁ lə ʁwa]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Geography
The le Rosay Nord river runs through the commune.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[5]
Points of Interest
- Parc animalier de Bourg-le-Roi is an animal 2 hectare animal park located on the site of the ruins of the castle keep.[6] It was opened in 2022 to the public.[7]
Museums
- Musee du Point de Beauvais - is a museum dedicated to the Beauvais stitch a type of Embroidery.[8] The museum has been open since 1993, and features a 12 metre fresco embroidered in Beauvais stitch depicting the life of the city from 50 BC to 1450 AD.[9][10]
National Heritage sites
- Medieval Walls - the remains of the twelfth centaury walls, commissioned by Henry II of England, that surround the village, which were listed as a Monument historique in 2014.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - le Rosay Nord (M0154000)".
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "Parc animalier de Bourg-le-Roi - Bourg-le-Roi". Office de Tourisme des Alpes Mancelles.
- ^ "Le parc animalier inauguré". Ouest-France (in French). 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Entre visites guidées et démonstrations, succès de ce petit musée de campagne". Ouest-France (in French). 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ "Beauvais Lace Museum in Bourg-le-Roi - Sarthe Tourism".
- ^ "Bourg-le-Roi. Point de Beauvais : ces brodeuses avaient de l'or dans les mains". Ouest-France (in French). 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ "Enceinte médiévale (PA00109692)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
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