commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
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Sarthe
Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the '' Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It ha ...
region
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France
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 Its population was 341 in 2019.
Geography
The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Loir, which forms most of its south-western border.
Transport
The railway station is at ''Pont-de-Braye'', a hamlet south of Lavenay.