Sarthe
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| Sarthe | |
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| The Sarthe coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 72 |
| Région: | Pays de la Loire |
| Préfecture: | Le Mans |
| Sub-Préfectures: | La Flèche Mamers |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 40 |
| Communes: | 375 |
| Conseiller Général: | Roland du Luart |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 47th |
| -1999 | 529,851 |
| Population density: | 85/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6206 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Sarthe is a French département, named after the Sarthe River.
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[edit] History
The département was created after the French Revolution, on March 4 1790 pursuant to the law of December 22 1789, starting from a part of province of Maine which divided into two departements, the Sarthe and the Mayenne.<ref>[1]</ref>
[edit] Geography
The département of Sarthe forms part of the région Pays-de-la-Loire. It borders on the départements of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Sarthe département
- Communes of the Sarthe département
- Arrondissements of the Sarthe département
[edit] External links
- Préfecture
- Conseil général
- le portail de la Sarthe
- Sarthemag.fr
- Sarthe sur Wikitravel
- Histoire La Bruère sur Loir
- Les caractéristiques physiques et climatiques de la Sarthe
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