Poncé-sur-le-Loir

Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Part of Loir en Vallée
Location of Poncé-sur-le-Loir
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Poncé-sur-le-Loir is located in France
Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Poncé-sur-le-Loir is located in Pays de la Loire
Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Poncé-sur-le-Loir
Coordinates: 47°45′46″N 0°39′22″E / 47.7628°N 0.6561°E / 47.7628; 0.6561
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonMontval-sur-Loir
CommuneLoir en Vallée
Area
1
6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
321
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
72340
Elevation55–153 m (180–502 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poncé-sur-le-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe département in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.[2] Its inhabitants are called Poncéens.

Sights

The Romanesque church of St. Julien of Le Mans stands on a hillside. It possesses a saddleback tower and contains notable Romanesque wall paintings depicting notably the siege of Antioch in 1098.[3] The château is noted for its Renaissance staircase.

Economy

The village, which developed following early industrial (mill) activity, contains potteries and other artisan activities, and also produces Jasnières wine.

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ Elizabeth Lapina, "La représentation de la bataille d'Antioche (1098) sur les peintures murales de Poncé sur Loir", in Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 52, 2009, p. 137-158
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