France/ Le Mans and Indianapolis, known for their famous car races, join forces in a twinning agreement
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the town council of Le Mans (Sarthe) formalized the twinning of the Sarthe capital with Indianapolis, USA. A marriage between two cities that host two of the world's most famous motor races.
What they have in common is that they host two of the world's most famous motor races. Le Mans and its 24 Hours and Indianapolis and its 500 miles are about to go their separate ways. On Thursday, March 27, 2025, the Le Mans city council formalized the twinning with the American city of 880,000 inhabitants.
The genesis of this union dates back to 2018, when a Sarthe delegation flew to the Indiana capital to initiate exchanges between the two towns and their eThese exchanges "celebrate the enduring spirit of innovation, excellence and unity inspired by motorsports", reads the deliberation.
"I hope the mayor is a democrat".
"This partnership is not only a symbolic link between two cities with a deep love of racing, but also a framework for fostering cultural, educative and economic exchanges that will bring lasting benefits to our communities", says a delighted Stéphane Le Foll (PS).
A delegation from Le Manche will travel across the Atlantic from May 23 to 26, 2025, to celebrate this union at the 108th Indianapolis 500. " I hope the mayor is a democrat," laughs PS mayor Stéphane Le Foll. Which, live checks show, he is.
This is the ninth twinning, as Le Mans is already united with Haouza (Morocco, Western Sahara), Volos (Greece), Bolton (Great Britain), Paderborn (Germany), Rostov-on-Don (Russia), Xianyang (China) and Suzuka (Japan). The last union dates back to 2022 with Tudela (Spain).
Source: /www.ouest-france.fr/
