Sarthe
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This article is about the department. For the river, see Sarthe (river).
Sarthe (French pronunciation: [saʁt] ⓘ) is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the Grand-Ouest of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It had a population of 566,412 in 2019.[3]
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Sarthe | |
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Coordinates: 48°17′N 0°13′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Prefecture | Le Mans |
Subprefectures | La Flèche Mamers |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Dominique Le Mèner[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,206 km2 (2,396 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 566,058 |
• Rank | 46th |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 72 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 21 |
Communes | 354 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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