Poncé-sur-le-Loir

Part of Loir en Vallée in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Poncé-sur-le-Loir

47°45′46″N 0°39′22″E / 47.7628°N 0.6561°E / 47.7628; 0.6561CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentSartheArrondissementLa FlècheCantonMontval-sur-LoirCommuneLoir en Vallée Area

6.92 km² (2.67 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

321 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

72340

Elevation55–153 m (180–502 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poncé-sur-le-Loir is a former commune in the Sarthe département in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.^[2] Its inhabitants are called Poncéens.

Sights

The Romanesque church of St. Julien of Le Mans stands on a hillside. It possesses a saddleback tower and contains notable Romanesque wall paintings depicting notably the siege of Antioch in 1098.^[3] The château is noted for its Renaissance staircase.

Economy

The village, which developed following early industrial (mill) activity, contains potteries and other artisan activities, and also produces Jasnières wine.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 (in French)
^ Elizabeth Lapina, "La représentation de la bataille d'Antioche (1098) sur les peintures murales de Poncé sur Loir", in Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, 52, 2009, p. 137-158