Ruaudin

Coordinates: 47°56′44″N 0°16′02″E / 47.9456°N 0.2672°E / 47.9456; 0.2672
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Ruaudin
Roundabout on the road to Le Mans
Roundabout on the road to Le Mans
Location of Ruaudin
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Ruaudin is located in France
Ruaudin
Ruaudin
Ruaudin is located in Pays de la Loire
Ruaudin
Ruaudin
Coordinates: 47°56′44″N 0°16′02″E / 47.9456°N 0.2672°E / 47.9456; 0.2672
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonÉcommoy
IntercommunalityLe Mans Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Carole Heulot[1]
Area
1
13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,514
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ruaudinois, Ruaudinoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72260 /72230
Elevation47–66 m (154–217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ruaudin (French pronunciation: [ʁɥodɛ̃]) is a commune in the department of Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire Region of north-western France. Ruaudin is located in the canton of Écommoy and the arrondissement of Le Mans.[3] The INSEE code is 72260 and the postal code is 72230. The minimum elevation is 47 meters and the maximum elevation is 66 meters. The town has a total surface area of 13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi).[4] The population of Ruaudin was 2,862 in 1999, 3,322 in 2007 and 3,418 in 2017.[5] The nearest town from Ruaudin is Mulsanne, which is just 4.8 kilometers away. Ruaudin gained district hood in 1787. The village had 144 active establishments at the end of 2018. There were 22 documented births in 2019.[6]

Twin towns[edit]

Ruaudin has been twinned with the comune of Uggiate-Trevano in Italy since 2013.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Ruaudin (72260), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ruaudin, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE