Sillé-le-Guillaume (French pronunciation: [sije lə ɡijom]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, named after Guillaume de Sillé.
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![]() The château and the church of Notre-Dame | |
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Coordinates: 48°11′03″N 0°07′41″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | Mamers |
Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
Intercommunality | Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Galpin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
Population | 2,231 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Demonym | Silléens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72334 /72140 |
Elevation | 115–260 m (377–853 ft) |
Website | www.sille-le-guillaume.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
In the fifteenth century the lord of the manor was Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk (1380–1459), following the English conquest of Normandy and Maine.
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