Condé-sur-Sarthe

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Condé-sur-Sarthe
Commune
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Condé-sur-Sarthe is located in France
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Condé-sur-Sarthe is located in Normandy
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Coordinates: 48°25′58″N 0°02′06″E / 48.43278°N 0.035°E / 48.43278; 0.035
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementAlençon
CantonDamigny
IntercommunalityCU d'Alençon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Sophie Lemée[1]
Area
1
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,494
 • Density258/km2 (669/sq mi)
DemonymCondéens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61117 /61250
Elevation147–205 m (482–673 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Condé-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ saʁt] , literally Condé on Sarthe) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Pont Percé, Condé-sur-Sarthe and Beauséjour.[3]

The river Sarthe flows through the commune.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,134—    
1975 1,166+0.40%
1982 1,745+5.93%
1990 1,945+1.37%
1999 2,231+1.54%
2007 2,149−0.47%
2012 2,261+1.02%
2017 2,507+2.09%
2023 2,494−0.09%
Source: INSEE[5]

Points of interest

  • Centre Pénitentiaire d'Alençon-Condé-sur-Sarthe is a high security prison that was put in use in 2013.[6] It is built on 35 hectares (0.1 sq mi) of land and can house 249 inmates.[7]

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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Sarthe (M---0060)".
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. "Condé-sur-Sarthe, la prison des détenus les plus dangereux de France". 15 October 2021 – via Le Monde.
  7. "CONDÉ-SUR-SARTHE PRISON CENTER" – via Ministry of Justice.