Écommoy
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Écommoy (French pronunciation: [ekɔmwa]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
Écommoy | |
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Entrance to Fontenailles | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Écommoy | |
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| Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 0°16′27″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Orée de Bercé Bélinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Gouhier[1] |
Area 1 | 28.50 km2 (11.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,868 |
| • Density | 170.8/km2 (442.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ecomméen, Ecomméenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72124 /72220 |
| Elevation | 62–168 m (203–551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The municipality covers 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi).
Geography
Écommoy is a town in the south of Sarthe, located 21 km south of the city center of Le Mans, on the Le Mans - Tours axis (the center of the latter city being 58 km away). It is located in the Bélinois, between the Le Mans conurbation (to the north), the Loir valley (to the south), the Sarthe valley (to the west) and the Bercé forest (to the east).
It is served by the A28 motorway and by a station on the Tours - Le Mans line.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,810 | — |
| 1975 | 4,069 | +0.94% |
| 1982 | 4,148 | +0.28% |
| 1990 | 4,235 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 4,316 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 4,621 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 4,669 | +0.21% |
| 2017 | 4,677 | +0.03% |
| 2020 | 4,752 | +0.53% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
