Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [lə mɛl syʁ saʁt] (listen), literally Le Mêle on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe
Commune
A general view of Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe from the Bois-Roger lake
Coat of arms
Location of Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe
Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe Show map of France Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°30′43″N 0°21′20″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Alençon
Canton	Écouves
Intercommunality	Vallée de la Haute Sarthe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Dimitri Photopoulos
Area 1	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	670
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61258 /61170
Elevation	143–157 m (469–515 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twin towns – sister cities

Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe is twinned with:

• Faringdon, United Kingdom (since 1990)[2]
• Königstein im Taunus, Germany
• Libčany, Czech Republic

See also

• Communes of the Orne department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

References

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