Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe (, literally Le Mêle on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the commune with the smallest area in the Orne, covering an area of 0.62 km ².
The commune is listed as a Village étape.
Geography
This Commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe and Les Chênes.
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.
The Sarthe river flows through the commune.
Points of interest
National heritage sites
église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption nineteenth century church, that was registered as a Monument historique 1975.
Notable people
Daniel Goulet (1928 - 2007) a French politician was mayor here, and later buried here.
Twin towns – sister cities
Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe is twinned with:
Faringdon, United Kingdom (since 1990) Königstein im Taunus, Germany Libčany, Czech Republic
See also Communes of the Orne department Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine
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