Bourg-le-Roi

Bourg-le-Roi () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Geography

The le Rosay Nord river runs through the commune.

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

Points of Interest

• Parc animalier de Bourg-le-Roi is an animal 2 hectare animal park located on the site of the ruins of the castle keep. It was opened in 2022 to the public.

Museums

• Musee du Point de Beauvais - is a museum dedicated to the Beauvais stitch a type of Embroidery. The museum has been open since 1993, and features a 12 metre fresco embroidered in Beauvais stitch depicting the life of the city from 50 BC to 1450 AD.

National Heritage sites

• Medieval Walls - the remains of the twelfth centaury walls, commissioned by Henry II of England, that surround the village, which were listed as a Monument historique in 2014.

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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