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| Department number: | 72 |
| Region: | Pays de la Loire |
| Prefecture: | Le Mans |
| Subprefectures: | La Flèche Mamers |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 40 |
| Communes: | 375 |
| President of the General Council: | 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. The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. La Flèche is a commune of the Sarthe département in France, on the banks of the Loir river Mamers is a commune of the Sarthe département, in France. The neighboring communes are Commerveil, Saint-Longis The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 3 arrondissements of the Sarthe department are Arrondissement of La Flèche, ( subprefecture: La Flèche) with The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 40 cantons of the Sarthe department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 375 communes of the Sarthe département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Sarthe is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Sarthe is a River in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire
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History
The department was created during 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, Sarthe and Mayenne. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. [1]
In Roman Times, this provence contained the city of Mans, and many ruins are still left standing. The Thermal Bathhouse attracts many tourists, as does the theater of Aubigné-Racan, both located on the limits of Anjoue, Maine, and Touraine
Geography
The department of Sarthe forms part of the region Pays-de-la-Loire. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes It borders on the departments of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne. Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France. History Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.
Economy
Dyes and Chemical Synthesis are the two main industries in Sarthe. A dye can generally be described as a Colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied Over 100 countries have plants and factories in Sarthe, making it one of the largest production centers in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. More than 13,000 employees work at these plants, and produce roughly 1. 83 billion euros per year. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e
See also
- Cantons of the Sarthe department
- Communes of the Sarthe department
- Arrondissements of the Sarthe department
- Circuit de la Sarthe Race circuit for car races
- Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling) Annual road cycling race
References
External links
- (French) Prefecture
- (French) General Council
- (French) Sarthe information
- (French) Sarthe on Wikitravel
- (French) Physical and climatic properties of Sarthe
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