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Saint-Calais (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kalɛ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Saint-Calais
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Calais
Location of Saint-Calais
Saint-Calais
Saint-Calais
Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 0°44′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSaint-Calais
IntercommunalityVallées de la Braye et de l'Anille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marc Mercier[1]
Area
1
22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
3,244
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Calaisien, Calaisienne
Saint-Calaisien, Saint-Calaisienne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72269 /72120
Elevation87–163 m (285–535 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prior to the French Revolution it was known for its Benedictine abbey named after the Anisola stream (modern Aniole, a tributary of the Braye). Saint-Calais is a later name coming from one of the local saints of the Perche area. William of St. Calais, a product of this monastery, was a post-conquest bishop of Durham. There are no remains of the Abbey, which was a principal land-owner in the vicinity. The existing parish church has a fine Renaissance facade. The Aniole was dammed by the monks, thereby retaining a significant lake area.

Reaction against monastic landowners and the relative proximity to Paris (under twenty-four hours by stage-coach) conditioned the nineteenth century politics of the town. The coming of the railways and more recently of the motorway favoured neighbouring La Ferté-Bernard which has grown at the expense of Saint-Calais, which has a population under 4000 and which lost its sous-préfecture status in 1926. The town however retains certain services appropriate to that level, e.g. hospital facilities.


History


Saint-Calais was involved in the 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, the world's first motoring Grand Prix. The D357 towards Le Mans and the D1 towards Vibraye and La Ferté-Bernard formed two sides of the triangular course.


People


Famous persons from the town include Cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois, archbishop of Rouen and subsequently archbishop of Paris in the early twentieth century.


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.



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[de] Saint-Calais

Saint-Calais ist eine Gemeinde in Frankreich. Sie liegt im Département Sarthe und in der Region Pays de la Loire. Saint-Calais ist Hauptort des Kantons Saint-Calais im Arrondissement Mamers. In der Gemeinde leben 3244 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2019) auf einer Fläche von 22,76 km².
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[es] Saint-Calais

Saint-Calais es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Países del Loira, departamento de Sarthe, en el distrito de Mamers. Es el chef-lieu y mayor población del cantón de Saint-Calais.



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