Le Mans facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Le Mans
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Palais of Comtes du Maine, birth place of Henry II of England
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Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
Intercommunality | Le Mans | |
Area
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52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi) | |
Population
(2006)
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148,169 | |
• Density | 2,805.70/km2 (7,266.7/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code |
72181 /72000
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Elevation | 38–134 m (125–440 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Mans is a commune. It is found in the Pays de la Loire region in the Sarthe department in the west of France.
Le Mans is a city in France. It has about 143,000 inhabitants. It takes about one hour to go to Paris by TGV.
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Sport
- Le Mans is the start of the seventh stage of the 2011 Tour de France.
- The city is well known for the 24-hour car race of Le Mans.
Sister cities
Le Mans is twinned with:
- Bolton, England, United Kingdom
- Haouza, Western Sahara
- Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia
- Suzuka, Japan
- Volos, Greece
- Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
- Alexandria, Egypt
Images for kids
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Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 1992 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mark Blundell, Derek Warwick, and Yannick Dalmas, at Le Mans
See also
In Spanish: Le Mans para niños
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