Solesmes, Sarthe
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A view in the village of Solesmes
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°51′09″N 0°18′02″W / 47.8525°N 0.3006°WCoordinates: 47°51′09″N 0°18′02″W / 47.8525°N 0.3006°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
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| • Mayor (2014–20) | Pascal Lelièvre |
| Area1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)2 | 1,229 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72336 /72300 |
| Elevation | 22–76 m (72–249 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Solesmes is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays-de-la-Loire region of north-western France.
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.
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