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Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe

Coordinates: 48°08′37″N 0°10′10″E / 48.1436°N 0.1694°E / 48.1436; 0.1694
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Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
The church of Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
The church of Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
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Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe is located in France
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe is located in Pays de la Loire
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe
Coordinates: 48°08′37″N 0°10′10″E / 48.1436°N 0.1694°E / 48.1436; 0.1694
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonBonnétable
IntercommunalityMaine Cœur de Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Suhard[1]
Area
1
8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,987
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Saint-Jammois, Saint-Jammoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72289 /72380
Elevation49–101 m (161–331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒam syʁ saʁt], literally Sainte-Jamme on Sarthe) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

The area was host to a knighting tournament attended by William Marshal, 1st Earl Pembroke, in 1166.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,792—    
1975 1,769−0.18%
1982 1,700−0.57%
1990 1,640−0.45%
1999 1,669+0.19%
2007 2,019+2.41%
2012 2,095+0.74%
2017 2,051−0.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. ^ Asbridge, Thomas (2015). The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones. United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster UK. p. 68. ISBN 1847396410.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE