Château-du-Loir
| Château-du-Loir | |
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The church of Saint-Guingalois | |
  Château-du-Loir | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Château-du-Loir | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°25′06″E / 47.6983°N 0.4183°ECoordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°25′06″E / 47.6983°N 0.4183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Château-du-Loir |
| Intercommunality | Loir et Bercé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Béatrice Pavy-Morançais |
| Area1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 4,693 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72071 / 72500 |
| Elevation |
44–131 m (144–430 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Château-du-Loir is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
Notable people
- Gervais II, lord of Château-du-Loir
- Cécile Didier (1888–1975), stage and film actress
- Guillaume des Roches (1165 - 1222), lord of Longué-Jumelles and Château-du-Loir, comrade in arms of Philippe Auguste
- Saint Siméon-François Berneux (1814 - 1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- Pierre Loutrel (1916 - 1946), bandit
See also
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