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Saint-Calais
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Saint-Calais () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Calais
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,121
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Calais
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saint-Calais - Hôtel de ville.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Saint-Calais
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saint-Calais (Sarthe).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mamers
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Calais
- French commune.INSEE
- 72269
- French commune.postal code
- 72120
- French commune.mayor
- Marc Mercier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille
- French commune.elevation min m
- 87
- French commune.elevation max m
- 163
- French commune.area km2
- 22.76
- French commune.demonym
- Calaisien, Calaisienne Saint-Calaisien, Saint-Calaisienne
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Saint-Calais () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Prior to the French Revolution it was known for its Benedictine abbey named after the Anisola stream (modern Aniole, a tributary of the Braye). Saint-Calais is a later name coming from one of the local saints of the Perche area. William of St. Calais, a product of this monastery, was a post-conquest bishop of Durham. There are no remains of the Abbey, which was a principal land-owner in the vicinity. The existing parish church has a fine Renaissance facade. The Aniole was dammed by the monks, thereby retaining a significant lake area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Calais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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