La Suze-sur-Sarthe

La Suze-sur-Sarthe
Commune
La Suze seen from the towpath
Coat of arms
Location of La Suze-sur-Sarthe
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Coordinates: 47°53′26″N 0°01′34″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	La Suze-sur-Sarthe
Intercommunality	CC du Val de Sarthe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel d'Aillières[1]
Area ^1	21.40 km^2 (8.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,563
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Suzerain, Suzeraine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72346 /72210
Elevation	32–76 m (105–249 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 Suze-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [la syz syʁ saʁt], literally La Suze on Sarthe) 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	2,807	—
1975	3,602	+3.63%
1982	3,685	+0.33%
1990	3,614	−0.24%
1999	3,597	−0.05%
2007	3,999	+1.33%
2012	4,379	+1.83%
2017	4,463	+0.38%
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