Avoise
Encyclopedia
Avoise is a commune
in the Sarthe
department in the region
of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France
.
flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River
, which forms all of the commune's southern border.
The village lies on the right bank of the Sarthe.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Sarthe
Sarthe
Sarthe is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.- History :The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22, 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine which was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and...
department in the region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The VègreVègre
The Vègre is an long river in the Sarthe département, western France. Its source is near Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Sarthe into which it flows near Avoise.-Communes along its course:...
flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River
Sarthe River
The Sarthe is a river in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.Its source is in the Orne département, near Moulins-la-Marche...
, which forms all of the commune's southern border.
The village lies on the right bank of the Sarthe.