Oisseau-le-Petit

Oisseau-le-Petit
The fanum of Oisseau-le-Petit
Location of Oisseau-le-Petit
Oisseau-le-Petit
Oisseau-le-Petit
Coordinates: 48°20′54″N 0°05′14″E / 48.3483°N 0.0872°E / 48.3483; 0.0872
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSillé-le-Guillaume
IntercommunalityHaute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Goyer[1]
Area
1
8.60 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
671
 • Density78.0/km2 (202/sq mi)
DemonymOxellois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72225 /72610
Elevation96–190 m (315–623 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oisseau-le-Petit 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 Noës, Oisseau-le-Petit, L'Aumône, Le Fourneau, La Touche, Longues Mézières, Allonnes and Palicot.[3]


Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[4]:

  • Fanum gallo-romain - remains of a Gallo-Roman Fanum that was listed as a monument historique in 1987.[5]
  • Presbytère d'Oisseau-le-Petit - a fifteenth centaury Presbytery which was listed as a monument historique in 1977.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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. ^ "Fanum gallo-romain, vestiges (PA00109895)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ "Presbytère (PA00109896)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-05.