Arrondissements of the Sarthe department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Sarthe department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of La Flèche, (subprefecture: La Flèche) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,804 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Mamers, (subprefecture: Mamers) with 191 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 149,694 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Le Mans, (prefecture of the Sarthe department: Le Mans) with 45 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 267,560 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Le Mans, La Flèche, Mamers and Saint-Calais were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Calais was disbanded in 1926.^[2] In February 2006 the arrondissement of Le Mans lost the five cantons of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Château-du-Loir, Le Grand-Lucé, Loué and La Suze-sur-Sarthe to the arrondissement of La Flèche, and the six cantons of Bouloire, Conlie, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Saint-Calais, Sillé-le-Guillaume and Vibraye to the arrondissement of Mamers.^{[2] [3]} In August 2012 the commune Champagné passed from the arrondissement of Mamers to the arrondissement of Le Mans, and the communes Beaufay, Courcemont and Savigné-l'Évêque passed from the arrondissement of Le Mans to the arrondissement of Mamers.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 72 Sarthe. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/72his.html Historique de la Sarthe
3. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 13 février 2006. Modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements du département de la Sarthe. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110224073939/http://www.sarthe.pref.gouv.fr/actualiteftp/redecoupagearrondissements.pdf. 2011-02-24. dead. 2019-10-25.
4. Web site: Arrêté N° 2012235-0008. 2012-08-22. 2019-10-03.