Parennes

Parennes (French pronunciation: [paʁɛn]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Parennes
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Parennes
Location of Parennes
Parennes Show map of France Parennes Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°07′06″N 0°11′05″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Pasquier-Jenny[1]
Area 1	14.50 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	449
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72229 /72140
Elevation	103–188 m (338–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Notable people

• Doctor Auguste Chaillou (1866 in Parennes - 1915), collaborator of Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux in the discovery of the anti-diphtheria serum. Died at the Battle of Vauquois.
• Christian Vélot (1964 in Parennes), biologist, GMO activist and politician.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department