Bonnétable

Bonnétable (French pronunciation: [bɔnetabl]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. In February 1965, it absorbed the former commune Aulaines.^[3]

Bonnétable
Commune
Château de Bonnétable
Coat of arms
Location of Bonnétable
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Coordinates: 48°11′00″N 0°26′00″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Bonnétable
Intercommunality	Maine Saosnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Barré[1]
Area 1	40.08 km2 (15.47 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,721
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bonnétablien, Bonnétablienne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72039 /72110
Elevation	77–167 m (253–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonnétable is twinned with Horncastle in rural Lincolnshire. The towns' relationship is commemorated by a Rue Horncastle in Bonnétable, and a Bonnetable (sic; no acute accent on the e) Road in Horncastle.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,505	—
1975	3,833	+1.29%
1982	3,826	−0.03%
1990	3,899	+0.24%
1999	4,018	+0.33%
2007	4,143	+0.38%
2012	3,950	−0.95%
2017	3,856	−0.48%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department
• Château de Bonnétable