Gesnes-le-Gandelin

Gesnes-le-Gandelin
The church of Saint-Pierre
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 / 48.35; 0.01670
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSillé-le-Guillaume
IntercommunalityHaute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Pavard[1]
Area
1
12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
879
 • Density68.2/km2 (177/sq mi)
DemonymGesnois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72141 /72130
Elevation114–200 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 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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ^ "Le patrimoine dans la Sarthe (72)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  5. ^ "Église (PA00109768)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  6. ^ "Oppidum dit « Camp de Saint-Évroult » (PA00109769)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-14.