La Milesse

La Milesse
Commune
The water and church at La Milesse
Location of La Milesse
La Milesse Show map of France La Milesse Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°03′55″N 0°08′11″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Le Mans
Canton	Le Mans-2
Intercommunality	Le Mans Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Loriot[1]
Area ^1	10.41 km^2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,642
• Density	250/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Milessois, Milessoise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72198 /72650
Elevation	48–129 m (157–423 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	726	—
1975	1,241	+7.96%
1982	1,548	+3.21%
1990	2,117	+3.99%
1999	2,264	+0.75%
2007	2,476	+1.13%
2012	2,359	−0.96%
2017	2,640	+2.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE