Le Lude | |
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 The Château du Lude | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Lude  | |
  Le Lude  Le Lude | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′45″N 0°09′14″E / 47.6458°N 0.1539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Le Lude |
| Intercommunality | Sud Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Latouche[1] |
Area 1 | 68.36 km2 (26.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,048 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ludois, Ludoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72176 /72800 |
| Elevation | 30–93 m (98–305 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Lude (French pronunciation: [lə lyd]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Dissé-sous-le-Lude was merged into Le Lude.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2017 (in French)