Saint Paterne - Le Chevain

Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Commune
The Chateau of le Chevain
The Chateau of le Chevain
Location of Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Map
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain is located in France
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain is located in Pays de la Loire
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Coordinates: 48°24′58″N 0°06′40″E / 48.416°N 0.111°E / 48.416; 0.111
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonMamers
IntercommunalityCU Alençon
Area
1
12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,096
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72308 /72610
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint Paterne - Le Chevain is a commune in the department of Sarthe, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Paterne (the seat) and Le Chevain.[2]

Geography

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 982—    
1975 1,270+3.74%
1982 1,847+5.50%
1990 2,206+2.25%
1999 2,249+0.21%
2007 2,242−0.04%
2012 2,199−0.39%
2017 2,120−0.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain.
  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2016 (in French)
  3. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


Stub icon

This Sarthe geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.