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  Region Pays De La Loire
  Prefecture Le Mans
  Subprefectures La Flèche <br> Mamers
  Population 529,851pop_date=1999pop_rank=47thdensity=85
  Area 6206area_scale=9
  Arrond 3cantons=40communes=375
  President Roland Du Luart pres_party=
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Sarthe is a French '' Département '', named after the Sarthe River .


HISTORY

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 .


GEOGRAPHY

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 .


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