La Chapelle-Gaugain () is a former
commune in the
Sarthe department
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Government and military
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in the
Pays de la Loire
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...
region
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in north-western
France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune
Loir en Vallée
Loir en Vallée (, literally '' Loir in Valley'') is a commune in the department of Sarthe, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Ruillé-sur-Loir (the seat), La Chapelle-Gauga ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
16 December 2016 Its population was 285 in 2019.[
]
See also
* Communes of the Sarthe department
References
Former communes of Sarthe
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