Rouessé-Fontaine
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Rouessé-Fontaine (French pronunciation: [ʁwɛse fɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Rouessé-Fontaine | |
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The church of Saint Hermès, in Rouessé-Fontaine | |
 Location of Rouessé-Fontaine | |
  Rouessé-Fontaine Location within France  Rouessé-Fontaine Location within Pays de la Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′24″N 0°09′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Palmas[1] |
Area 1 | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 261 |
| • Density | 20.9/km2 (54.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rousséens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72254 /72610 |
| Elevation | 82–147 m (269–482 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The La Semelle river runs through the commune.[3]
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
The Commune has a total of 2 buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[5]:
- Église Saint-Hermès de Rouessé-Fontaine - church that was listed as a monument historique in 1914.[6]
- Prieuré Saint-Augustin - a fifteenth century Priory which was listed as a monument historique in 1974.[7]
