Guécélard
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Guécélard (French pronunciation: [ɡeselaʁ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Guécélard | |
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The main road through Guécélard | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Guécélard | |
  Guécélard  Guécélard | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′34″N 0°07′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | La Suze-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | Val de Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Viot[1] |
Area 1 | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,202 |
| • Density | 262/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Guécélardais, Guécélardaise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72146 /72230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 660 | — |
| 1975 | 982 | +5.84% |
| 1982 | 1,663 | +7.82% |
| 1990 | 2,261 | +3.91% |
| 1999 | 2,594 | +1.54% |
| 2007 | 2,679 | +0.40% |
| 2012 | 2,844 | +1.20% |
| 2017 | 3,019 | +1.20% |
| 2023 | 3,202 | +0.99% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
