Montfort-le-Gesnois

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montfort-le-Gesnois

(2020–2026) Anthony Trifaut^[1]Area

18.74 km² (7.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,917 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Demonym(s)Montgénois, MontgénoiseTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72241 /72450

Elevation54–113 m (177–371 ft)Websitewww.montfort-le-gesnois.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfort-le-Gesnois (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɔʁ lə ʒɛnwa]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,934	—
1975	2,259	+2.24%
1982	2,427	+1.03%
1990	2,657	+1.14%
1999	2,884	+0.92%
2007	3,074	+0.80%
2012	3,044	−0.20%
2017	2,973	−0.47%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE