La Flèche
commune in Sarthe, France
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Summary
La Flèche is a commune of France[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,696 views/month, #254 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Les Plus Beaux Détours de France[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sarthe[4], arrondissement of la Flèche[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Loir[7]
- Head of government: Nadine Grelet-Certenais[8]
- Shares border with: Villaines-sous-Malicorne[9], Thorée-les-Pins[10], Bousse[11], Clermont-Créans[12], Crosmières[13], Mareil-sur-Loir[14], Bazouges Cré sur Loir[15], Baugé-en-Anjou[16]
- Flag: flag of La Flèche[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Obernkirchen[18], Chippenham[19], Markala[20], Złotów[21], Saint-Lambert[22]
- Postal code: 72200[23]
- Commons category: La Flèche[24]
- Coordinate location: 47.699722222222, -0.076111111111111[25]
- Official website: http://www.ville-lafleche.fr[26], http://www.ville-lafleche.com[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:La Flèche[28]
- Email address: mailto:contact@ville-lafleche.fr[29]
- Population: 14,992[30], 15,185[31], 16,224[32], 14,956[33], 14,902[34], 14,858[35], 15,078[36], 14,937[37], 15,081[38], 14,947[39]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of La Flèche[40]
- Phone number: +33-2-43-48-53-53[41]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[43]
- Replaces: Sainte-Colombe[44], Saint-Germain-du-Val[45], Verron[46]
- Capital of: arrondissement of la Flèche[47], canton of la Flèche[48]
- Official name: La Flèche[49]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in La Flèche[50]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in La Flèche[51]
- Female population: 7690[52]
- Male population: 7266[53]
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Physical Characteristics
La Flèche covers an area of 74.21[54]. Elevations include 23[55], 103[56], and 46[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for La Flèche include it chicken[58], a chicken breed[59].
Why It Matters
La Flèche has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for it include it chicken[58], a chicken breed[59].