Solesmes, Sarthe

Solesmes (French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.

St Peter's Abbey, Solesmes

Solesmes
Commune
A view in the village of Solesmes
Coat of arms
Location of Solesmes
Solesmes Show map of France Solesmes Show map of Pays de la Loire
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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Lelièvre[1]
Area 1	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,229
• Density	110/km2 (280/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

• Communes of the Sarthe department