Vibraye

Vibraye

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Vibraye

Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 0°44′12″E / 48.0594°N 0.7367°E / 48.0594; 0.7367Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 0°44′12″E / 48.0594°N 0.7367°E / 48.0594; 0.7367
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Mamers
Canton Vibraye (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Val de Braye
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacky Breton
Area1 43.62 km2 (16.84 sq mi)
Population (2006[1])2 2,625
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 72373 / 72320
Elevation 107–199 m (351–653 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vibraye is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.

History

Vibraye was involved in the 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, the world's first motoring Grand Prix. The D1 towards Saint-Calais and La Ferté-Bernard formed a side of the triangular course.

Closest towns and villages

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