Pontvallain

Pontvallain
Commune
The town hall and church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul
Coat of arms
Location of Pontvallain
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Coordinates: 47°45′03″N 0°11′32″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	Le Lude
Intercommunality	Sud Sarthe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Gayat[1]
Area ^1	34.88 km^2 (13.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,624
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vallipontain, Vallipontaine
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72243 /72510
Elevation	42–111 m (138–364 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It was the site, on 4 December 1370, of the Battle of Pontvallain, a significant military engagement between England and France (who had the victory) during the Hundred Years' War.[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. Sumption, Jonathan (2011). Hundred Years War Vol 3: Divided Houses. pp. 89–95. ISBN 9780571266562.