Le Mans Métropole

Le Mans Métropole
Location within the Sarthe department
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
No. of communes20
Established1971
SeatLe Mans
Area
272.5 km2 (105.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
209,557
  Density769/km2 (1,990/sq mi)
Websitewww.lemansmetropole.fr

The Communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Le Mans. It is located in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, northwestern France. It was created in November 1971. Its area is 272.5 km2. Its population was 209,557 in 2020, of which 145,155 in Le Mans proper.