Loué

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Loué

(2020–2026) Anthony Mussard^[1]Area

15.84 km² (6.12 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,050 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Demonym(s)Louésien, LouésienneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72168 /72540

Elevation58–118 m (190–387 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loué (French pronunciation: [lwe]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Geography

The river Vègre flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,648	—
1975	1,791	+1.20%
1982	1,868	+0.60%
1990	1,929	+0.40%
1999	2,042	+0.63%
2007	2,105	+0.38%
2012	2,184	+0.74%
2017	2,135	−0.45%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE