Le Lude
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Le Lude (French pronunciation: [lə lyd]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Dissé-sous-le-Lude was merged into Le Lude.[3]
Le Lude | |
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The Château du Lude | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Lude | |
  Le Lude  Le Lude | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′45″N 0°09′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Le Lude |
| Intercommunality | Sud Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Latouche[1] |
Area 1 | 68.36 km2 (26.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,983 |
| • Density | 58.27/km2 (150.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ludois, Ludoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72176 /72800 |
| Elevation | 30–93 m (98–305 ft) |
| 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 | 4,396 | — |
| 1975 | 4,681 | +0.90% |
| 1982 | 5,138 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 5,018 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 4,757 | −0.59% |
| 2007 | 4,638 | −0.32% |
| 2012 | 4,519 | −0.52% |
| 2017 | 4,255 | −1.20% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
