title: Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
text: # Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
  
  Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: ​, literally Beaumont on Sarthe; pre-revolutionary name: Beaumont-le-Vicomte) is a commune in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region of north-western France.
  
  The residents of Beaumont are known in French as les Belmontais.
  
  ## Geography
  
  As the name indicates, Beaumont lies on the river Sarthe. The town is situated midway between Alençon (23 km) and Le Mans (25 km). Ballon and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe are each 10 km away, Sillé-le-Guillaume is 20 km and Mamers 22 km away.
  
  ## Twin towns
  
  Beaumont-sur-Sarthe is twinned with the town of Burgh le Marsh in Lincolnshire, England.
  
  