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Sarthe

Also known as Department of Sarthe, FR-72, 72

thumb|250px|The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Castle of Boisclaireau|Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe.

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Sarthe is a region in France that contains historical châteaux and noble estates, such as the Château de Boisclaireau, which served as the residence of the Gueroust family who held the title of Counts of Boisclaireau. It matters as part of French cultural and aristocratic heritage, preserving examples of historical castle architecture and the properties associated with French nobility.

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Settlement.name: Sarthe
Settlement.official_name: Sarthe (department)
Settlement.native_name: Département de la Sarthe
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department
Settlement.image_skyline: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building of the Sarthe department, in Le Mans
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the Department of Sarthe.svg
Settlement.flag_alt: Weirdest flag of sarthe
Settlement.image_shield: Blason dpt fr Sarthe.svg
Settlement.nickname: Le Mans
Settlement.image_map: Sarthe-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sarthe in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pays de la Loire
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture

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History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Politics
Presidential elections 2nd round
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
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thumb|250px|The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Castle of Boisclaireau|Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe.

Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the Grand-Ouest of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It had a population of 566,733 in 2023.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarthe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.