Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | |
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The Avenue Charles de Gaulle, in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | |
Coordinates: 48°16′57″N 0°01′19″E / 48.2825°N 0.0219°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | Mamers |
Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
Area 1 | 29.20 km2 (11.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 2,889 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Demonym | Fresnois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72138 /72130 |
Elevation | 62–117 m (203–384 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [fʁɛnɛ syʁ saʁt], literally Fresnay on Sarthe) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Coulombiers and Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe were merged into Fresnay-sur-Sarthe.[2] Fresnay-sur-Sarthe is the seat of the communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles, which covers 38 communes with a total population of about 23,000.[3]