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
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.
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. It is located in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its prefecture is Chartres, with subprefectures in Châteaudun, Dreux and Nog
Hôtel de Ligneris (1795), prefecture building of the Eure-et-Loir department, in Chartres