Sablé-sur-Sarthe
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Sablé-sur-Sarthe
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe).svg
|arrondissement = La Flèche
|canton = Sablé-sur-Sarthe
|INSEE = 72264
|postal code = 72300
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Sablé-sur-Sarthe
|coordinates = {{coord|47.8505|-0.3292|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|area km2 = 36.92
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|image = Sablé-sur-Sarthe - Town hall - 2.jpg
|caption = The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square.
}}
Sablé-sur-Sarthe ({{IPA|fr|sable syʁ saʁt}}, literally Sablé on Sarthe), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 40 km southwest of Le Mans and about 50 km northeast of Angers.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-72264#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |9227
|1975 |10717
|1982 |11773
|1990 |12178
|1999 |12716
|2007 |12579
|2012 |12510
|2017 |12220
}}
Geography
The Vaige forms part of the commune's north-western border, flows southwards through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River in the town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
History
French prime minister François Fillon was mayor of Sablé from 1983 to 2001, which therefore has a TGV station on the line from Paris-Nantes despite a relatively small population.
Tourism
The town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe. There is a festival of baroque music every August.[http://www.lentracte-sable.fr/festival.htm FesTival de sablé, édition 2018] at lentracte-sable.fr, Accessed 28 April 2018
Industry
From 2010 to 2015, the motor car firm Venturi had a factory at Sablé-sur-Sarthe.{{cite news |url=https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/france/article/sarthe-venturi-ferme-son-usine-de-sable-sur-sarthe-106760 |first=Cédric |last=Menuet |date=19 March 2015 |title=Sarthe: Venturi ferme son usine de Sablé-sur-Sarthe |journal=Le Journal des Entreprises |access-date=12 April 2018 |language=fr}}{{cite web |url=http://www.drivehomesafe.com/news/venturi_eclectic_an_electrical_citydweller-58.html |title=Venturi Eclectic, an electrical city-dweller |work=DriveHomeSafe |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214923/http://www.drivehomesafe.com/news/venturi_eclectic_an_electrical_citydweller-58.html |archive-date=15 June 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/voxan-wattman-electric-motorcycle-goes-by-the-wayside-ar170131.html |first=Kirby |last=Garlitos |date=25 June 2015 |title=Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle goes by the wayside |work=TopSpeed |access-date=12 April 2018}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Sablé-sur-Sarthe (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1963–2022)
|Jan record high C = 16.8
|Feb record high C = 20.9
|Mar record high C = 24.8
|Apr record high C = 28.8
|May record high C = 32.8
|Jun record high C = 39.3
|Jul record high C = 40.3
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 29.6
|Nov record high C = 22.0
|Dec record high C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = -19.0
|Feb record low C = -14.0
|Mar record low C = -10.0
|Apr record low C = -5.0
|May record low C = -2.5
|Jun record low C = 1.3
|Jul record low C = 4.8
|Aug record low C = 2.5
|Sep record low C = -0.1
|Oct record low C = -5.0
|Nov record low C = -10.0
|Dec record low C = -15.7
|Jan high C = 8.0
|Feb high C = 8.9
|Mar high C = 12.4
|Apr high C = 15.2
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 22.7
|Jul high C = 25.0
|Aug high C = 25.0
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 16.7
|Nov high C = 11.2
|Dec high C = 8.2
| year high C = 16.2
|Jan mean C = 4.9
|Feb mean C = 5.2
|Mar mean C = 7.8
|Apr mean C = 10.0
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 16.9
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Aug mean C = 18.9
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 12.4
|Nov mean C = 7.7
|Dec mean C = 5.2
| year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = 1.9
|Feb low C = 1.5
|Mar low C = 3.3
|Apr low C = 4.8
|May low C = 8.5
|Jun low C = 11.1
|Jul low C = 13.0
|Aug low C = 12.8
|Sep low C = 10.2
|Oct low C = 8.1
|Nov low C = 4.3
|Dec low C = 2.3
| year low C = 6.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 70.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 54.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 55.9
|May precipitation mm = 60.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 45.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 53.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 41.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 73.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 69.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 74.4
|year precipitation mm = 706.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 12.1
| Feb precipitation days = 9.4
| Mar precipitation days = 10.4
| Apr precipitation days = 10.1
| May precipitation days = 10.4
| Jun precipitation days = 7.2
| Jul precipitation days = 7.4
| Aug precipitation days = 6.9
| Sep precipitation days = 7.7
| Oct precipitation days = 11.4
| Nov precipitation days = 10.9
| Dec precipitation days = 12.5
| year precipitation days =116.4
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=72264001
|title=Normales et records pour Sablé-sur-Sarthe (72)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=20 November 2024}}}}
Points of interest
- Arboretum du Rosay
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Sablé-sur-Sarthe}}
- [http://www.sable-sur-sarthe.com/ Town council website]
- {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Sablé}}
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