Solesmes, Sarthe
Solesmes is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.
St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes
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Location of Solesmes 
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| Coordinates: 47°51′09″N 0°18′02″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Lelièvre |
| Area 1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,198 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72336 /72300 |
| Elevation | 22–76 m (72–249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lying close to the small town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe and almost entirely agricultural in character, the commune is especially noted as the site of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, founded in 1010, suppressed by the National Constituent Assembly in 1791, and re-established by Dom Prosper Guéranger in 1833. A second abbey for women, St Cecilia's, is also located here.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solesmes, Sarthe. |
- St. Peter's Abbey official website
- A complete and practical method of the Solesmes plain chant Cornell University Library Historical Monographs Collection.
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