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Code: 72
Region: Pays de la Loire
Traditional provinces: Maine, Anjou
Bordering departments: Eure-et-Loir, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Orne
Area: 6,206 km2
Population (1995): 521,600 inhabitants
Préfecture: Le Mans
Sous-préfectures: La Flèche, Mamers
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 40 cantons, 376 communes.
The department is named after the rivers Sarthe (285 km), which joins Mayenne to constitute Maine.
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