Loir en Vallée explained

Loir en Vallée
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:La Flèche
Canton:Montval-sur-Loir
Insee:72262
Postal Code:72310, 72340
Mayor:Galiène Cohu[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Loir-Lucé-Bercé
Coordinates:47.751°N 0.621°W
Area Km2:64.76

Loir en Vallée (pronounced as /fr/, literally Loir in Valley) is a commune in the department of Sarthe, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Ruillé-sur-Loir (the seat), La Chapelle-Gaugain, Lavenay and Poncé-sur-le-Loir.[2]

Ruillé-sur-Loir was the first home to the Brothers of St. Joseph, now the Congregation of Holy Cross associated with the University of Notre Dame in the USA.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/12/16/INTB1700248A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
  3. https://holycrosscongregation.org/news/congregation-kicks-off-celebratory-year-marking-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-brothers-of-st-joseph/