Le Lude | |
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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]