Montfort-le-Gesnois

Montfort-le-Gesnois
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°02′57″N 0°24′16″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Savigné-l'Évêque
Intercommunality	Le Gesnois Bilurien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anthony Trifaut[1]
Area ^1	18.74 km^2 (7.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,928
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montgénois, Montgénoise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72241 /72450
Elevation	54–113 m (177–371 ft)
Website	www.montfort-le-gesnois.fr
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfort-le-Gesnois (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɔʁ lə ʒɛnwa]) 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	1,934	—
1975	2,259	+2.24%
1982	2,427	+1.03%
1990	2,657	+1.14%
1999	2,884	+0.92%
2007	3,074	+0.80%
2012	3,044	−0.20%
2017	2,973	−0.47%
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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE