Parennes Explained

Parennes
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Mamers
Canton:	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Insee:	72229
Postal Code:	72140
Mayor:	Nathalie Pasquier-Jenny^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Coordinates:	48.1183°N -0.1847°W
Elevation Min M:	103
Elevation Max M:	188
Area Km2:	14.50

Parennes (in French pronounced as /paʁɛn/) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Notable people

• Doctor Auguste Chaillou (1866 in Parennes - 1915), collaborator of Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux in the discovery of the anti-diphtheria serum. Died at the Battle of Vauquois.
• Christian Vélot (1964 in Parennes), biologist, GMO activist and politician.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

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.