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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 (1999): 529,851 inhabitants
Préfecture: Le Mans
Sous-préfectures: La Flèche, Mamers
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 40 cantons, 375 communes.
The department is named after river Sarthe (285 km), which joins the Mayenne to constitute the Maine.
Ivan Sache, 14 November 2009
Flag of Pays du Mans - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 21 May 2017
Pays du Mans (46, municipalities; 256,000 inhabitants, 815 km2), created in 2002, is an intermunicipal structure (syndicat mixte ouvert, unrestricted public-sector association), gathering five communautés de communes (Portes du Maine, Rives-de-Sarthe, Bocage Cénomans, Sud-Est du Pays manceau, Orée de Bercé-Bélinois), and the communauté urbaine Le Mans Métropole.
The flag of Pays du Mans (photo) is white with the logo,
Olivier Touzeau, 21 May 2017