Bernay-en-Champagne

Part of Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Bernay-en-Champagne

48°04′00″N 0°04′00″W / 48.0667°N 0.0667°W / 48.0667; -0.0667CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentSartheArrondissementMamersCantonLouéCommuneBernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne Area

10.34 km² (3.99 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[1]

491 • Density47/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

72240

Elevation80–177 m (262–581 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bernay-en-Champagne (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnɛ ɑ̃ ʃɑ̃paɲ]; formerly Bernay^[2]) is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne.^[3]

Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the Vègre, which forms all of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows southwestward through the commune.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
^ "Décret n° 2007-1217 du 10 août 2007 portant changement de nom de communes" (in French). 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 26 September 2018 (in French)