Moncé-en-Belin
Moncé-en-Belin is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, with a municipal population of 3,669 in January 2020.[3]
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 The church of Saint-Étienne, in Moncé-en-Belin | |
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Location of Moncé-en-Belin | |
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| Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 0°11′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Orée de Bercé Bélinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Irène Boyer[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,669 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Moncéen, Moncéenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72200 /72230 |
| Elevation | 40–81 m (131–266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is historically in the Haut-Maine part of the province of Maine.[4]
Toponymy
The suffix Belin expresses the belonging of the commune to the territory of Belinois.
During the French Revolution, the town bore the name of Moncé-lès-Le Mans, in reference to the nearby city of Le Mans.[5]
Geography
Moncé-en-Belin is located 12 km south of Le Mans, 10 km north-west of Écommoy, and about 8 km from the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit. The commune is a part of the community of communes of Orée de Bercé - Belinois,[6] in southern Sarthe.
Local culture and heritage
The area around the town has several sites of notable historical value, including the following:
- Church of Saint-Étienne from the 11th century, containing a retable set,[8] a mural of the Virgin Mary,[9] a painting, and two statues, which have been given the designation of Monument historique
- Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Bois from 1828
- War memorial
- Monument to the eight airmen (six Canadians, one English, and one Australian) who died on 23 May 1944, during World War II
- Castle mound of Vaux
- Roman camp
- Château de la Gourdinière
- Château de la Beaussonière
- Hattonnieres Castle
A Latin wayside cross in Roussard sandstone.
A cross from the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage.
The castle mound in the hamlet of Vaux..JPG.webp)
The Notre-Dame-des-Bois chapel.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Populations légales 2019". INSEE. 29 December 2022.
- Saugrain, Claude-Marin (1726). Dictionnaire universel de la France ancienne et moderne et de la Nouvelle France (in French). Vol. 2. p. 633.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Moncé-en-Belin, EHESS (in French).
- Commune de Moncé-en-Belin (72200), INSEE
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Moncé-en-Belin, EHESS (in French).
- Base Palissy: Autel, tabernacle, retable, tableau : La Déposition de croix, 2 statues : Saint Etienne, Saint Jean-Baptiste, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Palissy: Peinture monumentale : La Dormition de la Vierge, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Places adjacent to Moncé-en-Belin | |
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