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Sarthe (river)

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Native name
  
River mouth
  
Notes
  
excluding Loir

Discharge
  
34 m³/s

Source elevation
  
250 m

Source
  
Main source
  
Perche250 m (820 ft)

Basin size
  
7,864 km (3,036 sq mi)

Length
  
313 km

Basin area
  
16,374 km²

Mouth
  
Country
  
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Progression
  
Maine→ LoireAtlantic Ocean

The Sarthe is a river in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire.

Map of Sarthe, France

Its source is in the Orne département, near Moulins-la-Marche. It flows generally southwest, through the following départements and towns:

  • Orne: Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe, Alençon
  • Sarthe: Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, Le Mans, Sablé-sur-Sarthe
  • Maine-et-Loire: Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe, Tiercé, Angers
  • A few kilometres after its confluence with the river Loir, it joins the Mayenne, north of the city Angers. Its two main tributaries are the Èvre and the Huisne.

    References

    Sarthe (river) Wikipedia


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