Le Mans
Le Mans | |
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 Palais of Comtes du Maine, birth place ofHenry II of England | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Mans  | |
  Le Mans  Le Mans | |
| Coordinates:48°01′12″N0°11′56″E/ 48.020013°N 0.198784°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Boulard |
| Area 1 | 52.81 km2(20.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 148,169 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2(7,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72181/72000 |
| Elevation | 38–134 m (125–440 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Mansis acommune.It is found in thePays de la Loireregionin theSarthedepartmentin the west ofFrance.[1]
Le Mansis a city inFrance.It has about 143,000inhabitants.It takes about one hour to go to Paris byTGV.[2]
Sport
[change|change source]- Le Mans is the start of the seventh stage of the2011 Tour de France.
- The city is well known for the 24-hour car race of Le Mans.
Sister cities
[change|change source]Le Mans is twinned with:
Bolton,England, United Kingdom
Haouza,Western Sahara
Paderborn,North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Rostov-on-Don,Rostov Oblast,Russia
Suzuka,Japan
Volos,Greece
Xianyang,Shaanxi, China
Alexandria,Egypt
References
[change|change source]- ↑Butler, R. M. (1958). "The Roman Walls of le Mans".The Journal of Roman Studies.48(1/2): 33–39.doi:10.2307/298210.JSTOR298210.S2CID162544388.
- ↑"Le Mans | History, Geography, & Points of Interest".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved18 October2021.
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