Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ syʁ saʁt], literally Beaumont on Sarthe; pre-revolutionary name: Beaumont-le-Vicomte) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
Commune
View of the town and river
Coat of arms
Location of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
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Coordinates: 48°13′37″N 0°07′53″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lea Duval[1]
Area 1	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,974
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72029 /72170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The residents of Beaumont are known in French as les Belmontais.

Geography

As the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the river Sarthe. The town is midway between Alençon (23 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Ballon and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe are each 10 km away, Sillé-le-Guillaume is 20 km and Mamers 22 km away.

Twin towns

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department