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