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Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [lə mɛl syʁ saʁt] , literally Le Mêle on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the commune with the smallest area in the Orne, covering an area of 0.62 km ².[3]
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[4][5]
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption nineteenth century church, that was registered as a Monument historique 1975.[6]
Notable people
- Daniel Goulet (1928 - 2007) a French politician was mayor here, and later buried here.[7][8]
Twin towns – sister cities
Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe is twinned with:
- Faringdon, United Kingdom (since 1990)[9]
- Königstein im Taunus, Germany[10]
- Libčany, Czech Republic
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ORNE : map, cities and data of the departement of Orne 61". www.map-france.com.
- ^ "Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe. Le label Village étape est renouvelé pour les cinq prochaines années". Ouest-France.fr. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe – Les Villages Étapes".
- ^ "Eglise au Mêle-sur-Sarthe - PA00110851". monumentum.fr.
- ^ "www.ouest-france.fr Obsèques vous informe : Daniel Goulet, 1 avis d'Obsèques". avis-de-deces.ouest-france.fr.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Le jumelage du Mêle avec l'Allemagne depuis 1966". Ouest-France.fr. 27 January 2014.
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