Sillé-le-Guillaume
Sillé-le-Guillaume (French pronunciation: [sije lə ɡijom]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, named after Guillaume de Sillé.
Sillé-le-Guillaume | |
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 The château and the church of Notre-Dame | |
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Location of Sillé-le-Guillaume  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°11′03″N 0°07′41″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) | Gérard Galpin |
| Area 1 | 12.90 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,231 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Silléens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72334 /72140 |
| Elevation | 115–260 m (377–853 ft) |
| Website | www.sille-le-guillaume.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
In the fifteenth century the lord of the manor was Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk (1380–1459), following the English conquest of Normandy and Maine.
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Bibliography
- Barker, Juliet (2009). Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417–1450. London: Little, Brown.
- Cooper, Stephen (2010). The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War. Barnsley: Pen and Sword.
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