Mulsanne | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Mulsanne | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mulsanne | |
Mulsanne Mulsanne | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′29″N 0°14′53″E / 47.9081°N 0.2481°E / 47.9081; 0.2481 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Le Mans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Lecoq1 |
Area 1 | 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 5,244 |
| • Density | 343.9/km2 (890.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mulsannais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72213 /72230 |
| Elevation | 44–82 m (144–269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mulsanne (French pronunciation: [mylsan]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.3
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 891 | — |
| 1975 | 3,055 | +19.25% |
| 1982 | 3,776 | +3.07% |
| 1990 | 5,058 | +3.72% |
| 1999 | 5,213 | +0.34% |
| 2007 | 4,566 | −1.64% |
| 2012 | 4,610 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 5,238 | +2.59% |
| 2023 | 5,244 | +0.02% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Motor racing
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.5
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Commune de Mulsanne (72213), INSEE
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ACO (25 July 2015), "The legendary spots on the circuit: The Mulsanne Straight", 24 Hours of Le Mans, retrieved 25 July 2015