Le Lude

Le Lude
Location of Le Lude
Le Lude
Le Lude
Coordinates: 47°38′45″N 0°09′14″E / 47.6458°N 0.1539°E / 47.6458; 0.1539
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonLe Lude
IntercommunalitySud Sarthe
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Béatrice Latouche[1]
Area
1
68.36 km2 (26.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,016
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ludois, Ludoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72176 /72800
Elevation30–93 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.

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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2017 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE