Le Mans

Le Mans (pronounced {{IPA|/l? m??/}} in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. It is the préfecture (capital) of the Sarthe département. At the 1999 French census, there were 293,159 inhabitants in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Le Mans, with 146,105 of these living in the city proper (commune), .

Miscellaneous

The city is best known for its connection with motorsports. There are actually two separate racing tracks at Le Mans, though they share certain portions. The smaller is the Bugatti Circuit (named after Ettore Bugatti, founder of the car company bearing his name), a relatively short permanent circuit which is used for racing throughout the year. The longer and more famous Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe is composed partly of public roads, which are closed to the public when the track is in use for racing, and has been host to the famous 24 hours of Le Mans sports car race since 1923.

Related Topics:
Bugatti Circuit - Bugatti - Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe - 24 hours of Le Mans - Sports car race - 1923

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Near Le Mans at Mayet there is one of the tallest radio masts in France (height: 342 metres).

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The culinary specialty of Le Mans is rillettes, a shredded pork paté.

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