Solesmes, Sarthe

Solesmes
A view in the village of Solesmes
A view in the village of Solesmes
Coat of arms of Solesmes
Location of Solesmes
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Solesmes is located in France
Solesmes
Solesmes
Solesmes is located in Pays de la Loire
Solesmes
Solesmes
Coordinates: 47°51′09″N 0°18′02″W / 47.8525°N 0.3006°W / 47.8525; -0.3006
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonSablé-sur-Sarthe
IntercommunalitySablé-sur-Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Lelièvre[1]
Area
1
11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,221
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72336 /72300
Elevation22–76 m (72–249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Solesmes (French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes

Lying close to the small town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe and almost entirely agricultural in character, the commune is especially noted as the site of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, founded in 1010, suppressed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1791, and re-established by Dom Prosper Guéranger in 1833. A second abbey for women, St Cecilia's, is also located here.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.