The Beaumont-on-Sarthe

See also: Beaumont

Beaumont - on the Sarthe is a common French, located in the department of the the Sarthe and the area Pays of the Loire.

Its inhabitants is Belmontais

Geography

Beaumont is located halfway between Alençon (24 km) and Mans (25 km). Fresnay-sur-Sarthe is to 12 km, Ballon to 13 km, Sillé-the-Guillaume to 21 km and Mamers with 25 km.
Comme its name indicates it, Beaumont is bordered by the the Sarthe.

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

The communes bordering are:

• Adze-the-Riboul
• Juillé
• Maresché
• Saint-Christophe-of-Jambet the
• Vivoin

Heraldic

Blasonnement of the commune of the Beaumont-on-Sarthe east of sown azure of flower of gold lily to the lion of same stitching on the whole .

History

• Of the XI {{E}} at the 14th century, the family of Beaumont dominates this area of the Maine. It holds the Viscount of Beaumont, Fresnay and Holy-Suzanne.

See also: List of the Viscounts of Maine

See also: List of the lords of Holy-Suzanne

• Formerly called Beaumont-the-Viscount, it was built at the origin at the edge of the the Sarthe inside a elliptic Muraille to be protected from the various conflicts related to its geographical position: it is located at the north of the the Sarthe, between the Normandy and the Maine.

• Beaumont-the-Viscount is of course the capital of the Contrepèterie (already quoted by François Rabelais).

Administration

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population 1794-1999

Religious heritage

• Romance Church Notre-Dame of the 11th century.

• Old Midsummer's Day Vault, of the XII {{E}} and 13th centuries.

Economy

Famous characters

• Marcel Jousse, (1886-1961), linguistic professor of anthropology at the School of anthropology of Paris, born in small Lardière.

Tourist monuments and places

• Quoted medieval.
• Castle of the 12th century.
• Circuits of hiking.
• Circuits of hemp and the ferrugineous one.
• La Motte with Madam (seen on the valley of the the Sarthe).
• Market Romance S of the 19th century, bridges, water mill, feudal mound, priory of Saint-Marceau.
• Garden S of the town hall
• River of 1st and 2nd category.
• Road Ambroise de Loré

Events

Twinning

( Cumbrie)

References