Château-du-Loir
Château-du-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 October 2016, it was merged into the new commune Montval-sur-Loir.[2]
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Part of Montval-sur-Loir | |
 The church of Saint-Guingalois | |
Location of Château-du-Loir 
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| Coordinates: 47°41′54″N 0°25′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Château-du-Loir |
| Commune | Montval-sur-Loir |
| Area 1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 4,614 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72500 |
| Elevation | 44–131 m (144–430 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft) |
| Website | http://www.ville-chateauduloir.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Notable people
- Gervais II, lord of Château-du-Loir
- Cécile Didier (1888–1975), stage and film actress
- Guillaume des Roches (1165 - 1222), lord of Longué-Jumelles and Château-du-Loir, comrade in arms of Philippe Auguste
- Saint Siméon-François Berneux (1814 - 1866), one of the Korean Martyrs
- Pierre Loutrel (1916 - 1946), bandit
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See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 June 2016 (in French)
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