Parennes

Parennes
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Parennes
Location of Parennes
Parennes Show map of France Parennes Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°07′06″N 0°11′05″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Mamers
Canton	Sillé-le-Guillaume
Intercommunality	Champagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Pasquier-Jenny[1]
Area ^1	14.50 km^2 (5.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	456
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72229 /72140
Elevation	103–188 m (338–617 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Notable people

• Doctor Auguste Chaillou (1866 in Parennes - 1915), collaborator of Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux in the discovery of the anti-diphtheria serum. Died at the Battle of Vauquois.
• Christian Vélot (1964 in Parennes), biologist, GMO activist and politician.

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.