Key facts
- Native name
- La Sarthe ( French )
- Country
- France
- Location
- Perche
- Elevation
- 250 m (820 ft)
- Length
- 313.9 km (195.0 mi)
- Basin size
- 7,864 km (3,036 sq mi)
- Average
- 80 m /s (2,800 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Maine → ‹See Tfd› Loire → Atlantic Ocean
- Notes
- excluding Loir
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 72228-vieux moulin.jpg
- Length
- 313.9
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- Commons category
- Sarthe River
- watershed area
- 22185
- discharge
- 82.0
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The Sarthe ( French pronunciation: [saʁt] ) is a 313.9-kilometre-long (195.0 mi) river in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.
Its source is in the Orne department, near Moulins-la-Marche. It flows generally southwest, through the following departments and towns:
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France
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French
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Atlantic Ocean
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geographic coordinate system
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Angers
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Loire
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department of France
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Sarthe
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Maine-et-Loire
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Orne
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Le Mans
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Alençon
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river mouth
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Sablé-sur-Sarthe
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Moulins-la-Marche
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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
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Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe
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Loir
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Tiercé
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Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe
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