Sarthe River

Sarthe River

Infobox River | river_name = Sarthe


caption =
origin = Perche
mouth = Maine
coord|47|29|35|N|0|32|34|W|name=Maine-Sarthe|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 313 km
elevation = 250 m
discharge = 34 m³/s *
watershed = 7,864 km² *
*excluding LoirThe 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.

Its source is in the Orne "département", near Moulins-la-Marche. It flows 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 km after its confluence with the river Loir, it joins the river Mayenne, north of the city Angers. Its two main tributaries are the Evre River and the Huisne River.

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/M---006-.php?cg=M---006- The Sarthe at the Sandre database]


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