What is the largest city of Sarthe?

Le Mans, with 146,249 inhabitants, ahead of La Flèche (14,947).

How many cities does Sarthe have?

4 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Sarthe has far more communes than that.

Which city of Sarthe is the densest?

Le Mans, at 2,781 inhab./km², against 985 inhab./km² for the cities of Sarthe taken together.

Which region is Sarthe in?

Pays de la Loire, which this dataset carries 56 cities of.

Which cities are in Sarthe?

Le Mans (146,249), La Flèche (14,947), Sablé-sur-Sarthe (12,326), Allonnes (10,739). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.

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By department · Department 72

Cities of Sarthe (72)

Sarthe carries 4 cities in this dataset, 184,261 inhabitants between them. The largest is Le Mans (146,249), the smallest Allonnes (10,739).

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Cities4
Inhabitants184,261
DensestLe Mans2,781 inhab./km²
Largest areaLa Flèche79.2 km²

The 4 cities of Sarthe, largest first
Rank	City	Population	Density inhab./km²	Area km²
1	Le Mans	146,249	2,781	52.6
2	La Flèche	14,947	189	79.2
3	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	12,326	333	37
4	Allonnes	10,739	590	18.2

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Where Sarthe stands out

The French cities with the fewest bars per inhabitantAllonnes is 8 of 1,050 in France · 0 / 10,000 inhab.
The best-known cities in France on WikipediaLe Mans is 22 of 1,131 in France · 237,184
Bookshops: the top 50 French citiesLe Mans is 24 of 730 in France · 15 bookshops
Cinema screens: the top 50 French citiesLe Mans is 24 of 733 in France · 24 screens
The most populated cities in FranceLe Mans is 25 of 1,131 in France · 146,249 inhab.
Listed monuments: the top 50 French citiesLe Mans is 30 of 979 in France · 90 monuments

Its region : Pays de la Loire

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

5 questions about this territory

What is the largest city of Sarthe?: Le Mans, with 146,249 inhabitants, ahead of La Flèche (14,947).
How many cities does Sarthe have?: 4 of its communes are listed here: every one over 10,000 inhabitants, plus the smaller ones that are household names. Sarthe has far more communes than that.
Which city of Sarthe is the densest?: Le Mans, at 2,781 inhab./km², against 985 inhab./km² for the cities of Sarthe taken together.
Which region is Sarthe in?: Pays de la Loire, which this dataset carries 56 cities of.
Which cities are in Sarthe?: Le Mans (146,249), La Flèche (14,947), Sablé-sur-Sarthe (12,326), Allonnes (10,739). The full table is on this page, with the figures for each.