Beaumont-sur-Sarthe explained

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe).svg
Arrondissement:Mamers
Canton:Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality:CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Postal Code:72170
Insee:72029
Mayor:Lea Duval[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.2269°N 0.1314°W
Area Km2:6.64

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (in French pronounced as /bomɔ̃ syʁ saʁt/, literally Beaumont on Sarthe; pre-revolutionary name: Beaumont-le-Vicomte) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

The residents of Beaumont are known in French as les Belmontais.

Geography

As the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the river Sarthe. The town is situated midway between Alençon (23 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Ballon and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe are each 10 km away, Sillé-le-Guillaume is 20 km and Mamers 22 km away.

Twin towns

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.