Avoise (French pronunciation: [avwaz]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Avoise | |
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 The centre of Avoise | |
Location of Avoise  | |
  Avoise  Avoise | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′57″N 0°12′16″W / 47.8658°N 0.2044°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | CC Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine d'Amécourt[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 570 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Avoisien, Avoisienne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72021 /72430 |
| Elevation | 22–70 m (72–230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe Vègre flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River, which forms all of the commune's southern border.
The village lies on the right bank of the Sarthe.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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