Arrondissements of the Sarthe department
The 3 arrondissements of the Sarthe department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of La Flèche, (subprefecture: La Flèche) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,804 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Mamers, (subprefecture: Mamers) with 191 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 149,694 in 2021.
- 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]
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 72 Sarthe" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ a b Historique de la Sarthe
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 13 février 2006. Modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements du département de la Sarthe" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Arrêté N° 2012235-0008" (PDF). 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
