Sarthe (Department, France)

Last modified: 2012-04-09 by ivan sache
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Administrative data

Code: 72
Region: Pays de la Loire
Traditional provinces: Maine, Anjou
Bordering departments: Eure-et-Loir, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Orne

Area: 6,206 km²
Population (1999): 529,851 inhabitants

Préfecture: Le Mans
Sous-préfectures: La Flèche, Mamers
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 40 cantons, 375 communes.

The department is named after river Sarthe (285 km), which joins the Mayenne to constitute the Maine.

Ivan Sache, 14 November 2009