Le Mans

Le Mans
Palais of Comtes du Maine, birth place of Henry II of England
Palais of Comtes du Maine, birth place of Henry II of England
Coat of arms of Le Mans
Coat of arms
Location of Le Mans
Le Mans is located in France
Le Mans
Le Mans
Le Mans is located in Pays de la Loire
Le Mans
Le Mans
Coordinates: 48°01′12″N 0°11′56″E / 48.020013°N 0.198784°E / 48.020013; 0.198784
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
IntercommunalityLe Mans
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-Claude Boulard
Area
1
52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
148,169
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72181 /72000
Elevation38–134 m (125–440 ft)
(avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Mans is a commune. It is found in the Pays de la Loire region in the Sarthe department in the west of France.

Le Mans is a city in France. It has about 143,000 inhabitants. It takes about one hour to go to Paris by TGV.

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Sister cities

Le Mans is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Butler, R. M. (1958). "The Roman Walls of le Mans". The Journal of Roman Studies. 48 (1/2): 33–39. doi:10.2307/298210. JSTOR 298210. S2CID 162544388.
  2. ↑ "Le Mans | History, Geography, & Points of Interest". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 18 October 2021.