Sablé-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [sable syʁ saʁt], literally Sablé on Sarthe), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 50 km northeast of Angers.
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![]() The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square. | |
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Coordinates: 47°51′02″N 0°19′45″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | La Flèche |
Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
Intercommunality | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Leudière[1] |
Area 1 | 36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi) |
Population | 12,125 |
• Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72264 /72300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,227 | — |
1975 | 10,717 | +2.16% |
1982 | 11,773 | +1.35% |
1990 | 12,178 | +0.42% |
1999 | 12,716 | +0.48% |
2007 | 12,579 | −0.14% |
2012 | 12,510 | −0.11% |
2017 | 12,220 | −0.47% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The Vaige forms part of the commune's north-western border, flows southwards through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River in the town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
French prime minister François Fillon was mayor of Sablé from 1983 to 2001, which therefore has a TGV station on the line from Paris-Nantes despite a relatively small population.
The town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe. There is a festival of baroque music every August.[4]
From 2010 to 2015, the motor car firm Venturi had a factory at Sablé-sur-Sarthe.[5][6][7]
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