Sarthe
French depairtment
Sarthe (French pronunciation: [saʁt]) is a French department in the northwast o the naition, named efter the Sarthe River.
Sarthe | |
|---|---|
 Prefectur biggin o the Sarthe depairtment, in Le Mans | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Sarthe in Fraunce | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′N 0°13′E / 48.283°N 0.217°ECoordinates: 48°17′N 0°13′E / 48.283°N 0.217°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Prefectur | Le Mans |
| Subprefecturs | La Flèche Mamers |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses o the General Cooncil | Roland du Luart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6206 km2 (2,396 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 556,946 |
| • Rank | 47t |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Depairtment nummer | 72 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 375 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 | |