Saint-Hilaire-le-Lierru

Saint-Hilaire-le-Lierru is a former commune. It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the Sarthe department in the west of France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Tuffé-Val-de-la-Chéronne.[2] The commune is 70 to 120 meters above sea-level

Saint-Hilaire-le-Lierru

Administration
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Tuffé
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Huisne Sarthoise
Mayor Yvan De La Villesbrunne
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 70–120 m (230–390 ft)
Land area1 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population2 137  (2006[1])
 - Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 72288/ 72160
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.

The figure below shows the evolution of the population:

Famous Monuments

  • The Mansion of Horn (private), built between 1524 and 1557 by Marin le Voyer.
  • House of Heart (closed). It derives its name from the heart carved on its front ( from the sixteenth century).
  • Parish Church: mentioned for the first time between 1080 and 1100 in the chapter of the Church of Saint-Vincent du Mans.

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