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 a population of 566,412 in 2019.
The following is a list of the 352 communes of the Sarthe department of France.
Chemillé-sur-Dême is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
The arrondissement of Alençon is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 84,879 (2021), and its area is 1,548.5 km2 (597.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Mamers is an arrondissement of France in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 190 communes. Its population is 149,694 (2021), and its area is 2,904.9 km2 (1,121.6 sq mi).
Saint-Rémy-du-Val is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
Pluduno is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. It was merged with Pléven to form Val-d'Arguenon on 1 January 2025.
Sainte-Agnès is a former commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the commune of Val-Sonnette.
Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is the commune with the smallest area in the Orne, covering an area of 0.62 km ².
Saint-Gervais-en-Belin is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Laigné-Saint-Gervais.
Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-la-Hune.
Laigné-en-Belin is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Laigné-Saint-Gervais. It was the birthplace of Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Volnay is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-la-Hune.
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the former communes La Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet, Chassé, Lignières-la-Carelle, Montigny, Roullée and Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois.
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-Sonnette is a commune in the department of Jura, eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Vincelles, Bonnaud, Grusse and Vercia. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Sainte-Agnès was merged into Val-Sonnette.
Saint Paterne - Le Chevain is a commune in the department of Sarthe, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Paterne and Le Chevain.
The canton of Saint-Calais is an administrative division of the Sarthe department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Calais.
Val-d'Étangson is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Évaillé and Sainte-Osmane.
