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Sarthe

Located in Pays de la Loire Region, France Coordinates: 48°00′18″ N 0°15′55″ E

Sarthe
Le Mans · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
566,129
566.1K
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
72
listed under Sarthe
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport73 km
CFR Caen Carpiquet airport141 km

About Sarthe

Sarthe is a district. Location: Pays de la Loire Region, France. Population: 566,129.

From Wikipedia

Sarthe (French pronunciation: [saʁt] ) 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
6,206 km²
Official website
sarthe.gouv.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Sarthe

Population of Sarthe over time

Population of Sarthe over time
2015 568,445
2017 566,506
2018 565,963
2019 566,412
2020 566,993
2021 566,058
2022 566,129
2023 566,733

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sarthe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (69 mm)
Driest month
August (41 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sarthe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°12°15°19°22°24°25°21°16°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°9°12°13°13°11°8°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)666049505848474158616669

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sarthe

The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Le Mans, 5 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 73 kmsoutheast
  • Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) Caen 141 kmnorth
  • Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine 149 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 5 kmwest
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 123 kmeast
  • Caen Population: 110.6K 139 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sarthe

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 172 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km22 places

  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 13 kmSE
  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 18 kmS
  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 23 kmS
  • Bois de Moncé Natural site 15 kmSW

25–60 km135 places

  • Dive River 26 kmN
  • Cloche River 56 kmNE
  • Étang du Val Joyeux Lake 52 kmS
  • Étang Bouchard Lake 57 kmS

60–100 km336 places

  • Ile au Than Beach Beach 89 kmS
  • Étang de Rumien Lake 76 kmNE
  • Étang du Rocher Lake 92 kmW
  • Étang des Personnes Lake 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sarthe

72 places

Lakes, rivers & coasts12

Nature and heritage in Sarthe

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources