Sarthe River Limousines in
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Sarthe River




  Origin Perche
  Mouth Maine
  Basin Countries France
  Length 280 km
  Elevation 250 m
  Discharge 34 m³/s <sup></sup>
  Watershed 7,864 km&2 <sup></sup><br><small>excluding Loir</small>


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 .

Its source is in the Orne '' Département '', near Alençon . It flows through the ''départements'' Orne , Sarthe and Maine-et-Loire . It flows through the cities Alençon and Le Mans .

A few km after its confluence with the river Loir , it joins the river Mayenne, north of the city Angers . Its two main tributaries are the Evre River and the Huisne River .