Le Mans | |
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Coordinates: 48°01′12″N 0°11′56″E / 48.020013°N 0.198784°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | Le Mans |
Intercommunality | Le Mans |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Boulard |
Area 1 | 52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 148,169 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72181 /72000 |
Elevation | 38–134 m (125–440 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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]
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]