Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe

|commune status = Commune

|image = Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe.jpg

|caption = A general view of Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe from the Bois-Roger lake

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe 61.svg

|arrondissement = Alençon

|canton = Écouves

|INSEE = 61258

|postal code = 61170

|mayor = Jean-Dimitri Photopoulos{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Vallée de la Haute Sarthe

|coordinates = {{coord|48.5119|0.3556|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 155

|elevation min m = 143

|elevation max m = 157

|area km2 = 0.62

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe ({{IPA|fr|lə mɛl syʁ saʁt|-|Fr-Paris--Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe.ogg}}, literally Le Mêle on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the commune with the smallest area in the Orne, covering an area of 0.62 km ².{{Cite web|url=https://www.map-france.com/department-Orne/|title=ORNE : map, cities and data of the departement of Orne 61|website=www.map-france.com}}

The commune is listed as a Village étape.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/le-mele-sur-sarthe-61170/le-mele-sur-sarthe-le-label-village-etape-est-renouvele-pour-les-cinq-prochaines-annees-b2f10e60-e1a9-11ec-886a-5deaa0900694|title=Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe. Le label Village étape est renouvelé pour les cinq prochaines années|date=2 June 2022|website=Ouest-France.fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.village-etape.fr/villages-etapes/le-mele-sur-sarthe/|title=Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe – Les Villages Étapes}}

Geography

The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.{{Cite web|url=https://inpn.mnhn.fr/site/natura2000/FR2500107|title=INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500107 - Haute Vallée de la Sarthe - Description}}

Points of interest

=National heritage sites=

église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption nineteenth century church, that was registered as a Monument historique 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110851/le-mele-sur-sarthe-eglise|title=Eglise au Mêle-sur-Sarthe - PA00110851|website=monumentum.fr}}

Notable people

Daniel Goulet (1928 - 2007) a French politician was mayor here, and later buried here.{{Cite web|url=https://avis-de-deces.ouest-france.fr/20210224/daniel-goulet-1033400|title=www.ouest-france.fr Obsèques vous informe : Daniel Goulet, 1 avis d'Obsèques|website=avis-de-deces.ouest-france.fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article5670|title=61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs|website=www.landrucimetieres.fr}}

Twin towns – sister cities

Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe is twinned with:

{{flagicon|UK}} Faringdon, United Kingdom (since 1990){{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns|title=British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]|access-date=2013-07-20|archive-date=5 July 2013|work=Archant Community Media Ltd}}
{{flagicon|GER}} Königstein im Taunus, Germany{{Cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/le-jumelage-du-mele-avec-lallemagne-depuis-1966-1892514|title=Le jumelage du Mêle avec l'Allemagne depuis 1966|date=27 January 2014|website=Ouest-France.fr}}
{{flagicon|CZE}} Libčany, Czech Republic

References

Melesursarthe

Category:Monuments historiques of Orne