Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois

Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Saosnois
Mayor	Patrice Folie (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	121–306 m (397–1,004 ft)
Land area1	23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population2	909  (2006 [1])
- Density	39 /km2 (100 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	72215/ 72600
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°22′37″N 0°14′43″E / 48.3769444444°N 0.245277777778°E / 48.3769444444; 0.245277777778

Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.

The ruins of the Perseigne Abbey are located in the commune.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

1. ^ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=53#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009

External links

• Information about the former abbey (in French)