The arrondissement of Mamers 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 ...

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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 191

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 150,238 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Mamers, and their

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s, are: #

Aillières-Beauvoir Aillières-Beauvoir 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 *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Na ...

(72002) #

Ancinnes Ancinnes () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. It lies within the Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine and is on the edge of the forest of Perseigne. It is 8 km from Alenç ...

(72005) #

Arçonnay Arçonnay () 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 ...

(72006) #

Ardenay-sur-Mérize Ardenay-sur-Mérize () 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 ...

(72007) # Assé-le-Boisne (72011) # Assé-le-Riboul (72012) # Les Aulneaux (72015) # Avesnes-en-Saosnois (72018) # Avezé (72020) #

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

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(72026) #

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Beaumont-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Beaumont on Sarthe (river), Sarthe''; pre-French Revolution, revolutionary name: ''Beaumont-le-Vicomte'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Sarthe Departments of France, department and Pays de la Loire Regi ...

(72029) # Beillé (72031) #

Berfay Berfay () 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 commun ...

(72032) # Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne (72219) # Bérus (72034) #

Bessé-sur-Braye Bessé-sur-Braye (, literally ''Bessé on Braye'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also * Braye (river) * Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 35 ...

(72035) # Béthon (72036) # Blèves (72037) # Boëssé-le-Sec (72038) #

Bonnétable Bonnétable () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. Bonnétable is twinned with Horncastle in rural Lincolnshire. The towns' relationship is commemorated by a ''Rue Horncastle'' in Bonné ...

(72039) # La Bosse (72040) # Bouër (72041) # Bouloire (72042) #

Bourg-le-Roi Bourg-le-Roi () 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 *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ...

(72043) # Le Breil-sur-Mérize (72046) # Briosne-lès-Sables (72048) # Champfleur (72056) #

Champrond Champrond 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 ...

(72057) # La Chapelle-du-Bois (72062) #

La Chapelle-Huon La Chapelle-Huon () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. La Chapelle-Huon (Latin Capella Hugonie) is named after one of its ancient lords, named Hugo. His name appears for the first time ...

(72064) # La Chapelle-Saint-Fray (72066) # La Chapelle-Saint-Rémy (72067) # Chenay (72076) # Chérancé (72078) # Chérisay (72079) # Cherré-Au (72080) # Cogners (72085) #

Commerveil Commerveil () 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 ...

(72086) #

Conflans-sur-Anille Conflans-sur-Anille () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. The nearby Chateau De La Barre is the seat of the Comte de Vanssay. Famous residents * Alphonse Louis Poitevin, photographer ...

(72087) # Congé-sur-Orne (72088) #

Conlie Conlie () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. During the Franco-Prussian War the village was the location of Camp Conlie, where thousands of Breton volunteers were kept in allegedly degra ...

(72089) #

Connerré Connerré () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region of Northwestern France. In 2017, it had a population of 2,902. Geography Connerré is best known as where the LGV Atlantique meets the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loi ...

(72090) # Contilly (72091) # Cormes (72093) # Coudrecieux (72094) #

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 ...

(72101) # Courcival (72102) # Courgains (72104) # Courgenard (72105) # Crissé (72109) # Cures (72111) # Dangeul (72112) # Degré (72113) # Dehault (72114) # Dollon (72118) # Domfront-en-Champagne (72119) # Doucelles (72120) # Douillet (72121) #

Duneau Duneau () 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 ...

(72122) # Écorpain (72125) # Fatines (72129) #

La Ferté-Bernard La Ferté-Bernard () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. History La Ferté-Bernard owes its origin and name to a stronghold (''fermeté'') built about the 11th century and afterwards held ...

(72132) #

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Fresnay on Sarthe'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Coulombiers and Saint-Germain-sur-Sarthe were merged in ...

(72138) # Fyé (72139) # Gesnes-le-Gandelin (72141) # Grandchamp (72142) # Gréez-sur-Roc (72144) # Le Grez (72145) # Jauzé (72148) # Juillé (72152) # Lamnay (72156) # Lavardin (72157) #

Lavaré Lavaré () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Twin towns – sister cities * Old Catton , England. Twinning association * Wagenfeld , Germany See also *Communes of the Sarthe depa ...

(72158) # Livet-en-Saosnois (72164) # Lombron (72165) # Louvigny (72170) # Louzes (72171) # Le Luart (72172) # Lucé-sous-Ballon (72174) # Maisoncelles (72178) #

Mamers Mamers () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. The neighboring communes are: Commerveil, Saint-Longis, Saint-Rémy-des-Monts, Origny-le-Roux, Suré. Mamers is twinned with the town Ma ...

(72180) # Maresché (72186) #

Marolles-les-Braults Marolles-les-Braults () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Dissé-sous-Ballon was merged into Marolles-les-Braults.Marolles-lès-Saint-Calais Marolles-lès-Saint-Calais (, literally ''Marolles near Saint-Calais'') 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 ...

(72190) # Marollette (72188) # Les Mées (72192) # Melleray (72193) # Meurcé (72194) #

Mézières-sous-Lavardin Mézières-sous-Lavardin 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 ...

(72197) #

Mézières-sur-Ponthouin Mézières-sur-Ponthouin () 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 o ...

(72196) # Moitron-sur-Sarthe (72199) # Moncé-en-Saosnois (72201) # Monhoudou (72202) # Montaillé (72204) #

Montfort-le-Gesnois Montfort-le-Gesnois () 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 ...

(72241) # Montmirail (72208) # Montreuil-le-Chétif (72209) # Mont-Saint-Jean (72211) #

Moulins-le-Carbonnel Moulins-le-Carbonnel 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 *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( F ...

(72212) # Nauvay (72214) # Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois (72215) # Neuvillalais (72216) # Neuvillette-en-Charnie (72218) # Nogent-le-Bernard (72220) # Nouans (72222) # Nuillé-le-Jalais (72224) # Oisseau-le-Petit (72225) # Panon (72227) # Parennes (72229) # Peray (72233) # Pezé-le-Robert (72234) # Piacé (72235) # Pizieux (72238) # Préval (72245) # Prévelles (72246) # La Quinte (72249) # Rahay (72250) #

René René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

(72251) # Rouessé-Fontaine (72254) # Rouessé-Vassé (72255) # Rouez (72256) # Rouperroux-le-Coquet (72259) #

Ruillé-en-Champagne Ruillé-en-Champagne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. Geography The river Vègre flows southwestward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following i ...

(72261) # Saint-Aignan (72265) # Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay (72266) # Saint-Aubin-des-Coudrais (72267) #

Saint-Calais Saint-Calais () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Prior to the French Revolution it was known for its Benedictine abbey named after the Anisola stream (modern Aniole, a tributary of ...

(72269) # Saint-Calez-en-Saosnois (72270) # Saint-Célerin (72271) # Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet (72273) #

Saint-Corneille Saint-Corneille () 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, famous for its chicken breeding facilities. See also *Communes of th ...

(72275) # Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais (72276) # Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais (72277) # Sainte-Cérotte (72272) # Sainte-Sabine-sur-Longève (72319) # Saint-Georges-du-Rosay (72281) # Saint-Georges-le-Gaultier (72282) #

Saint-Gervais-de-Vic Saint-Gervais-de-Vic () 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 Franc ...

(72286) # Saint-Jean-des-Échelles (72292) # Saint-Léonard-des-Bois (72294) #

Saint-Longis Saint-Longis 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 ...

(72295) #

Saint-Maixent Saint-Maixent () 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. ...

(72296) # Saint-Marceau (72297) # Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay (72298) # Saint-Mars-la-Brière (72300) # Saint-Martin-des-Monts (72302) #

Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes () 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 ...

(72303) # Saint-Ouen-de-Mimbré (72305) # Saint Paterne - Le Chevain (72308) # Saint-Paul-le-Gaultier (72309) # Saint-Pierre-des-Ormes (72313) #

Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé Saint-Rémy-de-Sillé (, literally ''Saint-Rémy of Sillé'') 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 *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine ...

(72315) #

Saint-Rémy-des-Monts Saint-Rémy-des-Monts () 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 ...

(72316) #

Saint-Rémy-du-Val Saint-Rémy-du-Val () 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 *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( ...

(72317) # Saint-Symphorien (72321) # Saint-Ulphace (72322) # Saint-Victeur (72323) # Saint-Vincent-des-Prés (72324) # Saosnes (72326) #

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 ...

(72329) # Sceaux-sur-Huisne (72331) # Ségrie (72332) #

Semur-en-Vallon Semur-en-Vallon 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 ...

(72333) #

Sillé-le-Guillaume Sillé-le-Guillaume () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France, named after Guillaume de Sillé. In the fifteenth century the lord of the manor was Sir John Fastolf of Caister in Norfolk (13 ...

(72334) # Sillé-le-Philippe (72335) # Sougé-le-Ganelon (72337) # Soulitré (72341) # Souvigné-sur-Même (72342) # Surfonds (72345) # Tennie (72351) # Terrehault (72352) # Théligny (72353) # Thoigné (72354) # Thoiré-sous-Contensor (72355) # Thorigné-sur-Dué (72358) # Torcé-en-Vallée (72359) # Tresson (72361) # Le Tronchet (72362) #

Tuffé-Val-de-la-Chéronne Tuffé-Val-de-la-Chéronne 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 Tuffé and Saint-Hilaire-le-Lierru.Val-d'Étangson (72128) #

Valennes Valennes () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.Vancé Vancé () 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 ...

(72368) # Vernie (72370) # Vezot (72372) #

Vibraye Vibraye () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. History Vibraye was involved in the 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, the world's first motoring Grand Prix. The D1 towar ...

(72373) # Villaines-la-Carelle (72374) # Villaines-la-Gonais (72375) # Villeneuve-en-Perseigne (72137) # Vivoin (72380) # Volnay (72382) # Vouvray-sur-Huisne (72383)

History

The arrondissement of Mamers was created in 1800.Historique de la Sarthe
/ref> In February 2006 it absorbed the six cantons of Bouloire, Conlie, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Saint-Calais, Sillé-le-Guillaume and Vibraye from the arrondissement of Le Mans. In August 2012 the commune Champagné passed from the arrondissement of Mamers to the

arrondissement of Le Mans The arrondissement of Le Mans is an arrondissement of France in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 45 communes. Its population is 262,997 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Le Ma ...

, and the communes

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and

passed from the arrondissement of Le Mans 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 Mamers were, as of January 2015: # Beaumont-sur-Sarthe #

# Bouloire # Conlie #

# La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet # Fresnay-sur-Sarthe #

# Marolles-les-Braults # Montfort-le-Gesnois # Montmirail #

# Saint-Paterne #

# Tuffé # Vibraye

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