Parennes
Parennes | |
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.JPG) The church of Saint-Martin, in Parennes | |
Location of Parennes  | |
  Parennes  Parennes | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′06″N 0°11′05″W / 48.1183°N 0.1847°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Pasquier-Jenny[1] |
Area 1 | 14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 456 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72229 /72140 |
| Elevation | 103–188 m (338–617 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Parennes (French pronunciation: [paʁɛn]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Notable people
[edit]- Doctor Auguste Chaillou (1866 in Parennes - 1915), collaborator of Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux in the discovery of the anti-diphtheria serum. Died at the Battle of Vauquois.
- Christian Vélot (1964 in Parennes), biologist, GMO activist and politician.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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