Challes, Sarthe

Challes
View of the left bank of the Narais
Location of Challes
Challes
Challes
Coordinates: 47°55′55″N 0°24′55″E / 47.9319°N 0.4153°E / 47.9319; 0.4153
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonChangé
IntercommunalityCC du Sud Est Manceau
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Fourmy
Area
1
25.83 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,161
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Challois, Challoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72053 /72250
Elevation74–147 m (243–482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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