Mulsanne
| Mulsanne | |
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  Mulsanne | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Mulsanne | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E / 47.9081°N 0.2481°ECoordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E / 47.9081°N 0.2481°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans Métropole Communauté Urbaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2019) | Jean-Yves Lecoq |
| Area1 | 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 5,213 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 7209213 / 72230 |
| Elevation | 44–82 m (144–269 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Mulsanne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.[1]
Motor racing
Main article: Mulsanne Straight
The Circuit de la Sarthe, which is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans, features the long straight Ligne Droite des Hunaudières leading to Mulsanne, making a tight right hand turn before the entrance of the village itself. The famous straight is often called the Mulsanne Straight in English.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- ACO (25 July 2015), "The legendary spots on the circuit: The Mulsanne Straight", 24 Hours of Le Mans, retrieved 25 July 2015
- "National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies - France", INSEE, 2015, retrieved 25 July 2015
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mulsanne. |
- www.mulsanne.fr (French)
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