Conlie

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

Conlie
Town hall
Location of Conlie
Conlie
Conlie
Coordinates: 48°07′30″N 0°01′02″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementMamers
CantonLoué
IntercommunalityChampagne Conlinoise et Pays de Sillé
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Lemasson
Area
1
17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,835
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Conlinois, Conlinoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72089 /72240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

During the Franco-Prussian War the village was the location of Camp Conlie, where thousands of Breton volunteers were kept in allegedly degrading conditions.

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