Poncé-sur-le-Loir | |
Arrondissement: | La Flèche |
Canton: | Montval-sur-Loir |
Commune: | Loir en Vallée |
Insee: | 72240 |
Postal Code: | 72340 |
Coordinates: | 47.7628°N 0.6561°W |
Elevation Min M: | 55 |
Elevation Max M: | 153 |
Area Km2: | 6.92 |
Population: | 321 |
Population Date: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Poncé-sur-le-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe département in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.[2] Its inhabitants are called Poncéens.
The Romanesque church of St. Julien of Le Mans stands on a hillside. It possesses a saddleback tower and contains notable Romanesque wall paintings depicting notably the siege of Antioch in 1098.[3] The château is noted for its Renaissance staircase.
The village, which developed following early industrial (mill) activity, contains potteries and other artisan activities, and also produces Jasnières wine.