Bonnétable
Bonnétable | |
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Location of Bonnétable | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′00″N 0°26′00″E / 48.1833°N 0.4333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Bonnétable |
| Intercommunality | Maine Saosnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Barré |
Area 1 | 40.08 km2 (15.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,721 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bonnétablien, Bonnétablienne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72039 /72110 |
| Elevation | 77–167 m (253–548 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bonnétable (French pronunciation: [bɔnetabl]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. In February 1965, it absorbed the former commune Aulaines.
Bonnétable is twinned with Horncastle in rural Lincolnshire. The towns' relationship is commemorated by a Rue Horncastle in Bonnétable, and a Bonnetable (sic; no acute accent on the e) Road in Horncastle.