Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe

(2020–2026) Jean-Dimitri Photopoulos^[1]Area

0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

659 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61258 /61170

Elevation143–157 m (469–515 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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.