The arrondissement of Le Mans is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

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 ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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. It has 45

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 262,997 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Le Mans, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and ''départements''. They are also used as national identification ...

s, are: #

Aigné Aigné () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of Fra ...

(72001) # Allonnes (72003) # Arnage (72008) #

Ballon-Saint-Mars Ballon-Saint Mars () is a commune in the department of Sarthe, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Ballon and Saint-Mars-sous-Ballon. History The creation of the new commune of ...

(72023) # La Bazoge (72024) # Brette-les-Pins (72047) # Challes (72053) # Champagné (72054) # Changé (72058) # La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin (72065) # Chaufour-Notre-Dame (72073) #

Coulaines Coulaines () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. Its sister city is Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States. Population See also * Communes of the Sarthe department * Treaty of Coulain ...

(72095) # Courcebœufs (72099) #

Écommoy Écommoy () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. The municipality covers . It has 4,744 inhabitants (2019). See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the ...

(72124) #

Fay A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, o ...

(72130) # La Guierche (72147) # Joué-l'Abbé (72150) # Laigné-en-Belin (72155) #

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

(72181) # Marigné-Laillé (72187) # La Milesse (72198) # Moncé-en-Belin (72200) #

Montbizot Montbizot () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The com ...

(72205) #

Mulsanne Mulsanne () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Population Motor racing The Circuit de la Sarthe, which is used in the sports car endurance race 24 Hours of Le Mans, features the lon ...

(72213) # Neuville-sur-Sarthe (72217) # Parigné-l'Évêque (72231) #

Pruillé-le-Chétif Pruillé-le-Chétif () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of Fra ...

(72247) #

Rouillon Rouillon () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The commun ...

(72257) #

Ruaudin Ruaudin () is a commune in the department of Sarthe in the Pays de la Loire Region of north-western France. Ruaudin is located in the canton of Écommoy and the arrondissement of Le Mans.Saint-Biez-en-Belin (72268) # Saint-Georges-du-Bois (72280) # Saint-Gervais-en-Belin (72287) #

Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe Sainte-Jamme-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Sainte-Jamme on Sarthe'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. The area was host to a knighting tournament attended by William Marshal, 1st Earl ...

(72289) # Saint-Jean-d'Assé (72290) #

Saint-Mars-d'Outillé Saint-Mars-d'Outillé () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of Fran ...

(72299) # Saint-Ouen-en-Belin (72306) # Saint-Pavace (72310) # Saint-Saturnin (72320) #

Sargé-lès-le-Mans Sargé-lès-le-Mans (, literally ''Sargé near Le Mans'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 commu ...

(72328) # Souillé (72338) # Souligné-sous-Ballon (72340) # Teillé (72349) # Teloché (72350) #

Trangé Trangé () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-west France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The commun ...

(72360) #

Yvré-l'Évêque Yvré-l'Évêque () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe departmen ...

(72386)

History

The arrondissement of Le Mans was created in 1800.Historique de la Sarthe
/ref> In February 2006 it lost the five cantons of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, Château-du-Loir, Le Grand-Lucé, Loué and La Suze-sur-Sarthe to the

arrondissement of La Flèche The arrondissement of La Flèche is an arrondissement of France in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 118 communes. Its population is 152,008 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of La ...

, and the six cantons of Bouloire, Conlie, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Saint-Calais, Sillé-le-Guillaume and Vibraye to the arrondissement of Mamers. In August 2012 it gained the commune Champagné from the arrondissement of Mamers, and it lost the communes

Beaufay Beaufay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Sarthe Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Sarthe department References

...

Courcemont Courcemont () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France. The commu ...

and

Savigné-l'Évêque Savigné-l'Évêque () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe departm ...

to the arrondissement of Mamers. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Le Mans were, as of January 2015: # Allonnes # Ballon #

# Le Mans-Centre # Le Mans-Est-Campagne # Le Mans-Nord-Campagne # Le Mans-Nord-Ouest # Le Mans-Nord-Ville # Le Mans-Ouest # Le Mans-Sud-Est # Le Mans-Sud-Ouest # Le Mans-Ville-Est

References

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