Loué

Loué
Commune
The vicinity of the Vègre and the Tramway Bridge at La Tuilerie
Coat of arms
Location of Loué
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Coordinates: 47°59′47″N 0°09′07″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	Loué
Intercommunality	Loué - Brûlon - Noyen
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anthony Mussard[1]
Area ^1	15.84 km^2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,050
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Louésien, Louésienne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72168 /72540
Elevation	58–118 m (190–387 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The river Vègre flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,648	—
1975	1,791	+1.20%
1982	1,868	+0.60%
1990	1,929	+0.40%
1999	2,042	+0.63%
2007	2,105	+0.38%
2012	2,184	+0.74%
2017	2,135	−0.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE