Pontvallain | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Pontvallain (Sarthe).svg |
Arrondissement: | La Flèche |
Canton: | Le Lude |
Insee: | 72243 |
Postal Code: | 72510 |
Mayor: | Xavier Gayat[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Sud Sarthe |
Coordinates: | 47.7508°N 0.1922°W |
Elevation Min M: | 42 |
Elevation Max M: | 111 |
Area Km2: | 34.88 |
Demonym: | Vallipontain, Vallipontaine |
Pontvallain (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
It was the site, on 4 December 1370, of the Battle of Pontvallain, a significant military engagement between England and France (who had the victory) during the Hundred Years' War.[2]