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 152,008 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Mamers, (subprefecture: Mamers) with 191 communes.^[2] The population of the arrondissement was 150,238 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Le Mans, (prefecture of the Sarthe department: Le Mans) with 45 communes.^[3] The population of the arrondissement was 265,315 in 2016.

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.^[4] 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.^{[4] [5]} 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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-25. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Mamers (722). 2019-10-03. INSEE.
3. Web site: Arrondissement du Mans (723). 2019-10-03. INSEE.
4. http://splaf.free.fr/72his.html Historique de la Sarthe
5. 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.
6. Web site: Arrêté N° 2012235-0008. 2012-08-22. 2019-10-03.