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Conlie
Administration Country France Region Pays de la Loire Department Sarthe Arrondissement Mamers Canton Conlie (chef-lieu) Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Champagne Conlinoise Mayor Raoul Marteau
(2008–2014)Statistics Land area1 17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi) Population2 1,778 (2006 [1]) - Density 104 /km2 (270 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 72089/ 72240 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°07′30″N 0°01′02″W / 48.125°N 0.0172°W
Conlie is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
During the Franco-Prussian War the village was the location of Camp Conlie, where thousands of Breton volunteers were kept in allegedly degrading conditions.
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References
- ^ 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
Categories:- Communes of Sarthe
- Sarthe geography stubs
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