La Ferté-Bernard

La Ferté -Bernard is a town with 9154 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the French department of Sarthe, Arrondissement Mamers. It lies on the banks of the river and its tributary Huisne Même.

Attractions

  • Gothic church of Notre -Dame-des -Marais from the 15th century
  • Old Castle (now City House )

Events

  • The venue for the annual robot competition French Coupe de France de Robotique.
  • At the same time, the ARTEC festival takes place every year.
  • In the years 1998-2004, 2007, 2009 and 2012, the international Eurobot competition was held in La Ferte- Bernard.

Twinning

With Lauffen in Baden- Württemberg La Ferté in 1974 formed a partnership with Louth in Great Britain in 1973.

Sons and daughters of the town

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