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Sillé-le-Guillaume

Coordinates: 48°11′03″N 0°07′41″W / 48.1842°N 0.1281°W / 48.1842; -0.1281
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Sillé-le-Guillaume
The château and the church of Notre-Dame
The château and the church of Notre-Dame
Coat of arms of Sillé-le-Guillaume
Location of Sillé-le-Guillaume
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Sillé-le-Guillaume is located in France
Sillé-le-Guillaume
Sillé-le-Guillaume
Sillé-le-Guillaume is located in Pays de la Loire
Sillé-le-Guillaume
Sillé-le-Guillaume
Coordinates: 48°11′03″N 0°07′41″W / 48.1842°N 0.1281°W / 48.1842; -0.1281
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonSillé-le-Guillaume
IntercommunalityChampagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Galpin[1]
Area
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12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,195
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
DemonymSilléens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72334 /72140
Elevation115–260 m (377–853 ft)
Websitewww.sille-le-guillaume.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sillé-le-Guillaume (French pronunciation: [sije ɡijom]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, named after Guillaume de Sillé.

In the fifteenth century the lord of the manor was Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk (1380–1459), following the English conquest of Normandy and Maine.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,528—    
1975 2,777+1.35%
1982 2,863+0.44%
1990 2,583−1.28%
1999 2,585+0.01%
2007 2,358−1.14%
2012 2,375+0.14%
2017 2,305−0.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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