LC control no. | n 81060081 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Geographic heading | Sarthe (France) |
Geographic subdivision usage | France--Sarthe |
Beginning date | 1790 |
Found in | Its Compte des recettes des dépenses départementales, 1942. BGN, 4/23/81 (Département de la Sarthe; 1st-order ADMD; 48°00ʹN, 0°05ʹE) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm2; 48°00ʹ00ʺN 000°05ʹ00ʺE) Wikipedia, Sept. 5, 2014 (Sarthe; department in the northwest of France, named after the Sarthe River. The department was created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, starting from a part of the province of Maine. The latter was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and Mayenne to the west. Its prefecture is Le Mans, home to the 24 Hours of Le Mans the world's oldest continuing sports car race in endurance racing) |
Geographic area code | e-fr--- |