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Moncé-en-Belin

Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 0°11′56″E / 47.8953°N 0.1989°E / 47.8953; 0.1989
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Moncé-en-Belin
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Moncé-en-Belin
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Moncé-en-Belin
Coat of arms of Moncé-en-Belin
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Moncé-en-Belin is located in France
Moncé-en-Belin
Moncé-en-Belin
Moncé-en-Belin is located in Pays de la Loire
Moncé-en-Belin
Moncé-en-Belin
Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 0°11′56″E / 47.8953°N 0.1989°E / 47.8953; 0.1989
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonÉcommoy
IntercommunalityCC de l'Orée de Bercé Bélinois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Irène Boyer[1]
Area
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17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,675
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Moncéen, Moncéenne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72200 /72230
Elevation40–81 m (131–266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moncé-en-Belin is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

The commune is historically in the Haut-Maine part of the province of Maine.[3]

Toponymy

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The suffix Belin expresses the belonging of the commune to the territory of Belinois.

During the French Revolution, the town bore the name of Moncé-lès-Le Mans, in reference to the nearby city of Le Mans.[4]

Geography

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Moncé-en-Belin is located 12 km south of Le Mans, 10 km north-west of Écommoy, and about 8 km from the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit. The commune is a part of the community of communes of Orée de Bercé - Belinois [fr],[5] in southern Sarthe.

  • Latitude: 47° 53' 41'' N[4]
  • Longitude: 0° 11' 53'' E[4]
  • Altitude: 40–81 m[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,205—    
1975 1,688+4.93%
1982 2,056+2.86%
1990 2,257+1.17%
1999 2,463+0.98%
2009 3,375+3.20%
2014 3,559+1.07%
2020 3,669+0.51%
Source: INSEE[6]

Local culture and heritage

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The area around the town has several sites of notable historical value, including the following:

  • Church of Saint-Étienne from the 11th century, containing a retable set,[7] a mural of the Virgin Mary,[8] a painting, and two statues, which have been given the designation of Monument historique
  • Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Bois from 1828
  • War memorial
  • Monument to the eight airmen (six Canadians, one English, and one Australian) who died on 23 May 1944, during World War II
  • Castle mound of Vaux
  • Roman camp
  • Château de la Gourdinière
  • Château de la Beaussonière
  • Hattonnieres Castle

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Saugrain, Claude-Marin (1726). Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne et de la Nouvelle France (in French). Vol. 2. p. 633.
  4. ^ a b c d Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Moncé-en-Belin, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Commune de Moncé-en-Belin (72200), INSEE
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Base Palissy: Autel, tabernacle, retable, tableau : La Déposition de croix, 2 statues : Saint Etienne, Saint Jean-Baptiste, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  8. ^ Base Palissy: Peinture monumentale : La Dormition de la Vierge, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)