La Suze-sur-Sarthe

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Suze-sur-Sarthe

(2020–2026) Emmanuel d'Aillières^[1]Area

21.40 km² (8.26 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,563 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Demonym(s)Suzerain, SuzeraineTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72346 /72210

Elevation32–76 m (105–249 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Suze-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [la syz syʁ saʁt], literally La Suze on Sarthe) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,807	—
1975	3,602	+3.63%
1982	3,685	+0.33%
1990	3,614	−0.24%
1999	3,597	−0.05%
2007	3,999	+1.33%
2012	4,379	+1.83%
2017	4,463	+0.38%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE