La Flèche is a town and commune in the French department of Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire region in the Loire Valley. It is the sub-prefecture of the South-Sarthe, the chief district and the chief city of a canton, and the second most populous city of the department. The city is part of the Community of communes of the Pays La Flèche. The inhabitants of the town are called Fléchois.
The town hall of La Flèche
Le Loir à La Flèche
Collège La Flèche (1695)
Carmes' Park
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.
Prefecture building of the Sarthe department, in Le Mans
The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe.
Gallo-Roman walls and Cathedral in Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest continuing sports car race in endurance racing.