Mulsanne

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Mulsanne

(2020–2026) Jean-Yves Lecoq^[1]Area

15.25 km² (5.89 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,220 • Density340/km² (890/sq mi)DemonymMulsannaisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72213 /72230

Elevation44–82 m (144–269 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mulsanne (French pronunciation: [mylsan]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	891	—
1975	3,055	+19.25%
1982	3,776	+3.07%
1990	5,058	+3.72%
1999	5,213	+0.34%
2007	4,566	−1.64%
2012	4,610	+0.19%
2017	5,238	+2.59%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Motor racing

The Circuit de la Sarthe, which is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans, features the long straight Ligne Droite des Hunaudières leading to Mulsanne, making a tight right hand turn before the entrance of the village itself. The famous straight is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English.^[5]

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.
^ Commune de Mulsanne (72213), INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ ACO (25 July 2015), "The legendary spots on the circuit: The Mulsanne Straight", 24 Hours of Le Mans, retrieved 25 July 2015