Le Mans Travel: France
Le Mans (pronouced luh-mons in French) is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. It is the prfecture (capital) of the Sarthe dpartement. It had a population of 146,105 in 1999. The city is best known for its connection with motorsports. There are actually two separate racing tracks at Le Mans, though they share certain portions. The smaller is the Bugatti Circuit (named after Ettore Bugatti, founder of the car company bearing his name), a relatively short permanent circuit which is used for racing throughout the year. The longer and more famous Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe is composed partly of public roads, which are closed to the public when the track is in use for racing, and has been host to the famous 24 hours of Le Mans sports car race since 1923.
Near Le Mans at Mayet there is one of the tallest radio masts at France (height: 342 metres).
Attractions
Le Mans has a well-preserved old town (Vieux Mans) and a cathedral: Cathedrale St-Julien.
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Contact Address
Grote de Lascaux, Semitour Perigord,
25 rue du President Wilson,
BP 1024, 24001 Periguex Cedex,
France
Ph. : (05) 5335 5010, Fax : (05) 5306 3094
Opening Dates and times
Sept-Jun : Tues-sun : 09.30-18.30 pm
July-Aug : Daily : 09.00-20.00 pm
Entrace Fees are FFr50 for adults, FFr25 for child bet 6-12 yr and Free for child under 6.
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