Mulsanne

Mulsanne
Commune
The town hall of Mulsanne
Coat of arms
Location of Mulsanne
Mulsanne Show map of France Mulsanne Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Le Mans
Canton	Écommoy
Intercommunality	Le Mans Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Lecoq[1]
Area ^1	15.25 km^2 (5.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,299
• Density	350/km^2 (900/sq mi)
Demonym	Mulsannais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72213 /72230
Elevation	44–82 m (144–269 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mulsanne (French pronunciation: [mylsan]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	891	—
1975	3,055	+19.25%
1982	3,776	+3.07%
1990	5,058	+3.72%
1999	5,213	+0.34%
2007	4,566	−1.64%
2012	4,610	+0.19%
2017	5,238	+2.59%
Source: INSEE[4]

Motor racing

Main article: Mulsanne Straight

The Circuit de la Sarthe, which is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans, features the long straight Ligne Droite des Hunaudières leading to Mulsanne, making a tight right hand turn before the entrance of the village itself. The famous straight is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English.[5]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Commune de Mulsanne (72213), INSEE
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. ACO (25 July 2015), "The legendary spots on the circuit: The Mulsanne Straight", 24 Hours of Le Mans, retrieved 25 July 2015

External links

• www.mulsanne.fr (in French)