Sarthe is a French département, named after the Sarthe River.

History

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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 departments, the Sarthe and the Mayenne.^*

Geography

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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.

See also

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• Cantons of the Sarthe département
• Communes of the Sarthe département
• Arrondissements of the Sarthe département

External links

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• 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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