Pontvallain (French pronunciation: ​[pɔ̃valɛ̃]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Pontvallain
Commune
The town hall and church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
Coat of arms
Location of Pontvallain
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Coordinates: 47°45′03″N 0°11′32″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	Le Lude
Intercommunality	Sud Sarthe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Gayat[1]
Area 1	34.88 km2 (13.47 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,645
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vallipontain, Vallipontaine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72243 /72510
Elevation	42–111 m (138–364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the site, on 4 December 1370, of the Battle of Pontvallain, a significant military engagement between England and France (who had the victory) during the Hundred Years' War.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

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