Coulaines (French pronunciation: [kulɛn]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. Its sister city is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States.
Coulaines | |
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 The Boulevard Saint Michel, in Coulaines | |
Location of Coulaines  | |
  Coulaines  Coulaines | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′36″N 0°12′15″E / 48.0267°N 0.2042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Le Mans-4 |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Rouillon[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,003 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72095 /72190 |
| Elevation | 43–112 m (141–367 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,721 | — |
| 1975 | 7,423 | +10.37% |
| 1982 | 7,291 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 7,370 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 7,544 | +0.26% |
| 2007 | 7,429 | −0.19% |
| 2012 | 7,687 | +0.69% |
| 2017 | 7,423 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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