Vibraye

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vibraye

(2020–2026) Dominique Flament^[1]Area

43.62 km² (16.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,493 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Demonym(s)Vibraysien, VibraysienneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72373 /72320

Elevation107–199 m (351–653 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vibraye (French pronunciation: [vibʁɛ]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

History

Vibraye was involved in the 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, the world's first motoring Grand Prix. The D1 towards Saint-Calais and La Ferté-Bernard formed a side of the triangular course.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,296	—
1975	2,391	+0.58%
1982	2,591	+1.15%
1990	2,609	+0.09%
1999	2,587	−0.09%
2007	2,631	+0.21%
2012	2,607	−0.18%
2017	2,553	−0.42%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE