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Sarthe department | |
Capital | Le Mans |
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Residents | 565.963 (2018) |
surface | 6,206 km² |
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Sarthe is a department in the French region Pays de la Loire and bears the serial number 72. The département borders on the département in the north Orne, in the east to the départements Eure-et-Loir and Loir-et-Cher, in the south to the départements Indre-et-Loire and Maine-et-Loire and to the west to the department Mayenne.
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Topographic map of the department
Regions
The department is divided into the following three arrondissements:
- Arrondissement of La Flèche
- Arrondissement of Le Mans
- Arrondissement of Mamers
places
- Allonnes
- La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
- Château-du-Loir
- Coulaines
- La Flèche
- Le Mans is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department.
- Mamers
- Parcé-sur-Sarthe
- Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Other goals
background
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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Le Lude
The 1 Le Lude Castle is one of the world-famous Castles of the Loire.