Bessé-sur-Braye

Bessé -sur -Braye is a commune with 2301 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire; it belongs to the district Mamers and the canton of Saint -Calais.

Neighboring communities of Bessé -sur -Braye are La Chapelle- Huon in the north, Vance and La Chapelle- Gaugain in the west, and Lavenay Sougé in the south and the east Bonneveau

Demographics

Attractions

• Courtanvaux Castle ( 1455 )
• Castle La Massuère ( 17-19. Century)
• Castle La Godelinière
• Manoir de la Gavolerie ( former convent )
• Ferme de Romigny (15th century)
• Church of Saint- Gilles (late 19th century)
• Chapel of Notre -Dame-de -Lorette (15th century) in the Courtanvaux Castle

Personalities

• Louis Joseph Froger - Plisson (1752-1821), politician and industrialist, born in Bessé