Montval-sur-Loir
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Montval-sur-Loir (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃val syʁ lwaʁ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. The municipality was established on 1 October 2016 and consists of the former communes of Château-du-Loir, Montabon and Vouvray-sur-Loir.[3]
Montval-sur-Loir | |
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The church in Château-du-Loir | |
 Location of Montval-sur-Loir | |
  Montval-sur-Loir  Montval-sur-Loir | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′42″N 0°25′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Montval-sur-Loir |
| Intercommunality | Loir-Lucé-Bercé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Roncière[1] |
Area 1 | 26.99 km2 (10.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,641 |
| • Density | 209.0/km2 (541.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72071 /72500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,703 | — |
| 1975 | 7,220 | +1.07% |
| 1982 | 7,125 | −0.19% |
| 1990 | 7,013 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 6,718 | −0.48% |
| 2007 | 6,332 | −0.74% |
| 2012 | 6,326 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 6,124 | −0.65% |
| 2023 | 5,641 | −1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
