Spay, Sarthe

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Spay

(2020–2026) Jean-Yves Avignon^[1]Area

14.22 km² (5.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,843 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Demonym(s)Spayen, SpayenneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72344 /72700

Elevation37–58 m (121–190 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Spay (French pronunciation: [spɛ]) 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	814	—
1975	1,176	+5.40%
1982	1,848	+6.67%
1990	2,314	+2.85%
1999	2,300	−0.07%
2007	2,602	+1.55%
2012	2,890	+2.12%
2017	2,890	+0.00%
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