Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°07′53″E / 48.2269°N 0.1314°E / 48.2269; 0.1314Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°07′53″E / 48.2269°N 0.1314°E / 48.2269; 0.1314
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lea Duval[1]
Area 1	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,964
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72029 /72170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: ​[bomɔ̃ syʁ saʁt], literally Beaumont on Sarthe; pre-revolutionary name: Beaumont-le-Vicomte) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

The residents of Beaumont are known in French as les Belmontais.

Geography[]

As the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the river Sarthe. The town is situated midway between Alençon (23 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Ballon and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe are each 10 km away, Sillé-le-Guillaume is 20 km and Mamers 22 km away.

Twin towns[]

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England.

See also[]

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References[]

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