Spay (French pronunciation: [spɛ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Spay | |
|---|---|
 The church and the presbytery | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Spay  | |
  Spay  Spay | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′24″N 0°09′03″E / 47.9233°N 0.1508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | La Suze-sur-Sarthe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Avignon[1] |
Area 1 | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,843 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Spayen, Spayenne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72344 /72700 |
| Elevation | 37–58 m (121–190 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 814 | — |
| 1975 | 1,176 | +5.40% |
| 1982 | 1,848 | +6.67% |
| 1990 | 2,314 | +2.85% |
| 1999 | 2,300 | −0.07% |
| 2007 | 2,602 | +1.55% |
| 2012 | 2,890 | +2.12% |
| 2017 | 2,890 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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