Précigné
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Précigné (French pronunciation: [pʁesiɲe]) is a commune in the Sarthe département in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Précigne | |
|---|---|
The church of Saint-Pierre | |
 Location of Précigne | |
  Précigne Location within France  Précigne Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°45′58″N 0°19′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Sabolien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Zalesny[1] |
Area 1 | 57.85 km2 (22.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,877 |
| • Density | 49.73/km2 (128.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Précignéens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72244 /72300 |
| Elevation | 20–60 m (66–197 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 | 2,145 | — |
| 1975 | 2,111 | −0.23% |
| 1982 | 2,110 | −0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,299 | +1.08% |
| 1999 | 2,645 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 2,868 | +1.02% |
| 2012 | 3,070 | +1.37% |
| 2017 | 2,973 | −0.64% |
| 2023 | 2,877 | −0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
