Avoise | |
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The centre of Avoise
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Coordinates: 47°51′57″N 0°12′16″W / 47.8658°N 0.2044°WCoordinates: 47°51′57″N 0°12′16″W / 47.8658°N 0.2044°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | La Flèche |
Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Antoine D'Amecourt |
Area1 | 24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi) |
Population (2006 )2 | 520 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72021 /72430 |
Elevation | 22–70 m (72–230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Avoise is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
The Vègre flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River, which forms all of the commune's southern border.
The village lies on the right bank of the Sarthe.