Saint Paterne - Le Chevain
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain | |
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 The Chateau of le Chevain | |
Location of Saint Paterne - Le Chevain | |
  Saint Paterne - Le Chevain Location within France  Saint Paterne - Le Chevain Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′58″N 0°06′40″E / 48.416°N 0.111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Mamers |
| Intercommunality | CU Alençon |
Area 1 | 12.93 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 2,076 |
| • Density | 160.6/km2 (415.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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 is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Chevain, Le Grand Ozé, La Basse Sente, La Rue d'Ancinnes, La Chaussée and Saint-Gilles.[3]
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.[4]
The river Sarthe flows through the commune.[5]
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Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,076 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Maison au cabinet peint - a house that contains an eighteenth century mural depicting a panoramic landscape, which was listed as a Monument historique in 1997.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain was twinned with Uffington for 25 years before being dissolved in 2016.[8][9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2016 (in French)
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description".
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - la Sarthe (M---0060)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Maison au cabinet peint (PA72000007)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
- ↑ "Le Chevain et Uffington ont fêté 25 ans de jumelage". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vale Twin Towns: Abingdon and District Twin Towns Society". www.abingdonandvaletwinning.org.uk.
