Le Mans
Le Mans is a commune. It is found in the Pays de la Loire region in the Sarthe department in the west of France.[1]
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Le Mans | |
| Le Mans - Cite Plantagenet 01.jpg | |
| Palais of Comtes du Maine, birth place of Henry II of England | |
| Coat of arms of Le Mans | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Boulard (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 38–134 m (125–440 ft) (avg. 51 m (167 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 148,169 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,806/km2 (7,270/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72181/ 72000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Mans is a city in France. It has about 143,000 inhabitants. It takes about one hour to go to Paris by TGV.[2]
Sport
- Le Mans is the start of the seventh stage of the 2011 Tour de France.
- The city is well known for the 24-hour car race of Le Mans.
Sister cities
Le Mans is twinned with:
Bolton, England, United Kingdom- 23x15px Haouza, Western Sahara
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia- 23x15px Suzuka, Japan
- 23x15px Volos, Greece
- 23x15px Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Alexandria, Egypt
Le Mans Media
- Le Mans 2007 - Dunlop Curve.jpg
The Dunlop Curve during the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Empreinte pilotes 24h.jpg
Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 1992 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mark Blundell, Derek Warwick, and Yannick Dalmas, at Le Mans
- Basile Moreau CSC.jpg
Basil Moreau
- Palais des comtes du Maine - Le Mans.jpg
Le Palais des Comtes du Maine
- Le Mans muraille Gallo Romaine nord-est.JPG
The St Julien's cathédral and theGallo-Romain walls of Le Mans.
- Organ in the cathedral.JPG
Organ in the cathedral
- Street Le Mans 2009 SK.jpg
Old alley in Le Mans, France
- LeMansCoatArms.JPG
Manhole cover depicting the city's coat-of-arms
- Yvre - Abbaye Epau RB 01.jpg
Effigy of Berengaria of Navarre in the chapter house of Épau abbey.
- Place de la mairie Le Mans.JPG
The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)
References
- ↑ Butler, R. M. (1958). "The Roman Walls of le Mans". The Journal of Roman Studies. 48 (1/2): 33–39. doi:10.2307/298210. JSTOR 298210. S2CID 162544388.
- ↑ "Le Mans | History, Geography, & Points of Interest". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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