Solesmes

commune in Sarthe, France

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Place details

Locality: Solesmes
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 1,325

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Key facts

Country: France
Region: Pays de la Loire
Department: Sarthe
Arrondissement: La Flèche
Canton: Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Intercommunality: CC Pays Sabolien
Mayor 2020 2026: Pascal Lelièvre
Area: 11.53 km (4.45 sq mi)
Population 2023: 1,240
Density: 108/km (279/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code: 72336 /72300
Elevation: 22–76 m (72–249 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Solesmes
Population: 1240
Area: 11.53
Elevation: 56
Official website: www.solesmes72.fr
Image: 72336-bourg.jpg

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Commons category: Solesmes (Sarthe)
postal code: 72300
male population: 598
female population: 600
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email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-43-95-45-11

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Article

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

St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes Lying close to the small town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe and almost entirely agricultural in character, the commune is especially noted as the site of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, founded in 1010, suppressed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1791, and re-established by Dom Prosper Guéranger in 1833. A second abbey for women, St Cecilia's, is also located here.