La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (French pronunciation: ​[la ʃaʁtʁ syʁ lə lwaʁ], literally La Chartre on the Loir) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.

La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
Commune
View of the village
Coat of arms
Location of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
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Coordinates: 47°43′47″N 0°34′26″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	Montval-sur-Loir
Intercommunality	Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Dutheil[1]
Area 1	8.30 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,384
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Chartrain, Chartraine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72068 /72340
Elevation	51–132 m (167–433 ft)
Website	www.lachartresurleloir.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The surviving church dedicated to St. Vincent was designed by the architect Delarue c. 1830. It possesses mid-nineteenth century stained glass depicting the saint and other personages.

Before the early nineteenth century there were also churches dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen and to St. Nicholas, and in close proximity a priory.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References

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