In the late 18th century, before it was officially Sarthe, the nobility built their mansions and chateaux in this region, as an escape from Paris.
The department was created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, pursuant to the law of 22 December 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine. The latter was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and Mayenne to the west.[4]
In Roman times, this province contained the city of Mans, and many of its ruins are still standing. The Roman Thermal Bathhouse attracts many tourists, as does the Theater of Aubigné-Racan, both located on the outskirts of Anjou, Maine, and Touraine.
Marin Mersenne, perhaps the most important scientific figure in the early 17th century, was born in the vicinity of Sarthe.
The arrival of the railways in 1854 boosted trade for the local economy. A TGV connection was constructed in 1989, connecting the community to high-speed transport. In terms of road connections, the A11 autoroute, which was constructed to Le Mans from the east in 1978, enhances Sarthe's strategic position as the gateway to the French west.
Principal townsedit
The most populous commune is Le Mans, the prefecture. Approximately 370,000 people, comprising 65% of the department's population, live in the Le Mans urban area. The rest of the department retains a rural character, with agriculture as the chief part of the economy. As of 2019, there are 4 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants:[3]
The department was the electoral base of former Prime Minister François Fillon, who since 2012 sits in the National Assembly of France for a constituency in central Paris. The president of the Departmental Council is Dominique Le Mèner, elected in 2015.
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External linksedit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sarthe.
Prefecture (in French)
Departmental Council (in French)
Sarthe information (in French)
February 16, 2024
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This article is about the department For the river see Sarthe river Sarthe French pronunciation saʁt is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire and the province of Maine situated in the Grand Ouest of the country It is named after the river Sarthe which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers It had a population of 566 412 in 2019 3 SartheDepartmentPrefecture building of the Sarthe department in Le MansFlagCoat of armsLocation of Sarthe in FranceCoordinates 48 17 N 0 13 E 48 283 N 0 217 E 48 283 0 217CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoirePrefectureLe MansSubprefecturesLa FlecheMamersGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilDominique Le Mener 1 Area1 Total6 206 km2 2 396 sq mi Population 2021 2 Total566 058 Rank46th Density91 km2 240 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number72Arrondissements3Cantons21Communes354 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2The Chateau de Boisclaireau residence of the Gueroust family Counts of Boisclaireau in Sarthe Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Principal towns 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4 1 Presidential elections 2nd round 4 2 Current National Assembly Representatives 5 Tourism 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editIn the late 18th century before it was officially Sarthe the nobility built their mansions and chateaux in this region as an escape from Paris The department was created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 pursuant to the law of 22 December 1789 starting from a part of the province of Maine The latter was divided into two departments Sarthe to the east and Mayenne to the west 4 In Roman times this province contained the city of Mans and many of its ruins are still standing The Roman Thermal Bathhouse attracts many tourists as does the Theater of Aubigne Racan both located on the outskirts of Anjou Maine and Touraine Marin Mersenne perhaps the most important scientific figure in the early 17th century was born in the vicinity of Sarthe Geography editThe department of Sarthe is at the north end of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire It is south of Normandy and on the southern edge of the Armorican Massif It is bordered by the departments of Orne Eure et Loir Loir et Cher Indre et Loire Maine et Loire and Mayenne The arrival of the railways in 1854 boosted trade for the local economy A TGV connection was constructed in 1989 connecting the community to high speed transport In terms of road connections the A11 autoroute which was constructed to Le Mans from the east in 1978 enhances Sarthe s strategic position as the gateway to the French west Principal towns edit The most populous commune is Le Mans the prefecture Approximately 370 000 people comprising 65 of the department s population live in the Le Mans urban area The rest of the department retains a rural character with agriculture as the chief part of the economy As of 2019 there are 4 communes with more than 10 000 inhabitants 3 Commune Population 2019 Le Mans 143 847La Fleche 14 858Sable sur Sarthe 12 125Allonnes 11 167Demographics editPopulation development since 1801 Historical populationYearPop p a 1801388 143 1806410 380 1 12 1821428 432 0 29 1831457 372 0 66 1841470 535 0 28 1851473 071 0 05 1861466 155 0 15 1872446 603 0 39 1881438 917 0 19 1891429 737 0 21 1901422 699 0 16 1911419 370 0 08 1921389 235 0 74 YearPop p a 1931384 619 0 12 1936388 519 0 20 1946412 214 0 59 1954420 393 0 25 1962443 019 0 66 1968461 839 0 70 1975490 385 0 86 1982504 768 0 41 1990513 654 0 22 1999529 851 0 35 2006553 484 0 63 2011565 718 0 44 2016567 561 0 07 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org source 5 6 Politics editThe department was the electoral base of former Prime Minister Francois Fillon who since 2012 sits in the National Assembly of France for a constituency in central Paris The president of the Departmental Council is Dominique Le Mener elected in 2015 Presidential elections 2nd round edit Election Winning Candidate Party 2nd Place Candidate Party 2022 7 Emmanuel Macron LREM 55 41 Marine Le Pen FN 44 592017 8 Emmanuel Macron LREM 63 33 Marine Le Pen FN 36 672012 Francois Hollande PS 52 67 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 47 332007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 50 42 Segolene Royal PS 49 582002 8 Jacques Chirac RPR 84 43 Jean Marie Le Pen FN 15 571995 9 Lionel Jospin PS 50 79 Jacques Chirac RPR 49 21Current National Assembly Representatives edit Constituency Member 10 PartySarthe s 1st constituency Damien Pichereau La Republique En Marche Sarthe s 2nd constituency Marietta Karamanli Socialist PartySarthe s 3rd constituency Pascale Fontenel Personne La Republique En Marche Sarthe s 4th constituency Stephane Le Foll Socialist PartySarthe s 5th constituency Jean Carles Grelier The RepublicansTourism edit nbsp Gallo Roman walls and Cathedral in Le Mans nbsp Stained glass in Le Mans Cathedral nbsp The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world s oldest continuing sports car race in endurance racing 11 nbsp Church of La Ferte Bernard nbsp Chateau du Lude nbsp Chateau de CourtanvauxSee also editArrondissements of the Sarthe department Cantons of the Sarthe department Circuit de la Sarthe cycling an annual road cycling race Circuit de la Sarthe a motor racing track Communes of the Sarthe departmentReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 a b Populations legales 2019 72 Sarthe INSEE The Sarthe region Archived from the original on 2016 07 14 Retrieved 2006 05 06 Historique de la Sarthe Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Les resultats du second tour de l election presidentielle 19 April 2022 a b Presidentielles Resultats de l election presidentielle de 1995 par departement Politiquemania Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale Weekly auto agenda Le Mans The Independent 11 June 2010 Retrieved 22 April 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sarthe Prefecture in French Departmental Council in French Sarthe information in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarthe amp oldid 1178128660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
