title: Lavenay
text: # Lavenay
  
  Lavenay (French pronunciation: ​) is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée. Its population was 341 in 2019.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Loir, which forms most of its south-western border.
  
  ## Transport
  
  The railway station is at Pont-de-Braye, a hamlet south of Lavenay.
  
  