Gesnes-le-Gandelin
Gesnes-le-Gandelin | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gesnes-le-Gandelin | |
Gesnes-le-Gandelin Gesnes-le-Gandelin | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′00″N 0°01′00″E / 48.35°N 0.01670°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) | Georges Pavard[1] |
Area 1 | 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 879 |
| • Density | 68.2/km2 (177/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gesnois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72141 /72130 |
| Elevation | 114–200 m (374–656 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gesnes-le-Gandelin (French pronunciation: [ʒɛn lə ɡɑ̃dlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Rablais, Le Mortier, Le Talus, Gesnes-le-Gandelin, La Rouabière, La Tahérie and Château de Vaux.[3]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[4]:
- Saint-Pierre de Gesnes-le-Gandelin - church that was listed as a monument historique in 1927.[5]
- Camp de Saint-Evroult - a Gallo-Roman Oppidum which was listed as a monument historique in 1982.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "Le patrimoine dans la Sarthe (72)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
- ^ "Église (PA00109768)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ "Oppidum dit « Camp de Saint-Évroult » (PA00109769)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
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