Vaas, Sarthe

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vaas

(2020–2026) Ghislaine Leviau^[1]Area

30.14 km² (11.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,384 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Demonym(s)Védaquais, VédaquaiseTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

72364 /72500

Elevation39–116 m (128–381 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vaas (French pronunciation: [vas]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,673	—
1975	1,598	−0.65%
1982	1,590	−0.07%
1990	1,564	−0.21%
1999	1,540	−0.17%
2007	1,647	+0.84%
2012	1,541	−1.32%
2017	1,510	−0.41%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE