Le Mans
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Summary
Le Mans is a commune of France[1]. It ranks in the top 0.14% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,170 views/month, #44 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Le Mans Métropole[3], Sarthe[4], arrondissement of Le Mans[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sarthe[7], Huisne[8]
- Head of government: Stéphane Le Foll[9]
- Instance of: big city[10]
- Shares border with: Saint-Pavace[11], Sargé-lès-le-Mans[12], Trangé[13], Yvré-l'Évêque[14], Allonnes[15], Arnage[16], Changé[17], La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin[18], Coulaines[19], Mulsanne[20], Rouillon[21], Ruaudin[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Paderborn[23], Amasya[24], Suzuka[25], Bolton[26], Quintanar de la Orden[27], Xianyang[28], Alexandria[29], Haouza[30], Volos[31], Rostov-on-Don[32]
- Postal code: 72000[33], 72100[34]
- Commons category: Le Mans[35]
- Patron saint: Scholastica[36]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[37], UTC+02:00[38]
- Official website: http://www.lemans.fr[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Le Mans[40]
- Commons gallery: Le Mans[41]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@lemans.fr[42]
- Population: 143,599[43], 143,325[44], 146,804[45], 142,946[46], 143,252[47], 143,847[48], 145,155[49], 145,004[50], 145,182[51], 146,249[52]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Le Mans[53]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Le Mans[54]
- Phone number: +33-2-43-47-47-47[55]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[56], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[58], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[59], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Le Mans include Cenomanian[61], a stage[62], in France[63]; Daewoo LeMans[64], an automobile model[65]; Le Mans University[66], a public university[67], in France[68], founded in 1977[69]; and Airport Le Mans-Arnage[70], an airport[71], in France[72].
Why It Matters
Le Mans has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for it include Cenomanian[61], a stage[62], in France[63]; Daewoo LeMans[64], an automobile model[65]; Le Mans University[66], a public university[67], in France[68], founded in 1977[69]; and Airport Le Mans-Arnage[70], an airport[71], in France[72].