THE SARTHE

IN FIGURES

TERRITORY AND INFRASTRUCTURES

The territory:
  • 6,200 km²
  • 513,393 inhabitants
  • 375 communities
  • Population density: 83inh./km²
  • Main cities:
    • Le Mans 150,000 inh. (200,000 with surrounding areas)
    • La Flèche 15,000 inh.
    • Allonnes 13,500 inh.
    • Sablé 12,500 inh.
    • La Ferté Bernard 9,500 inh.
Road links:
  • Paris : 200 km - 1h45
  • Rennes : 150 km - 1h15
  • Nantes : 180 km - 1h30

... and soon, the axis Calais/Bayonne

(Rouen - Le Mans - Tours) in 1997

From Le Mans by high-speed train:
  • - 54 min. from Paris
  • - 1h15 from Rennes
  • - 1h15 from Nantes
  • - 3h15h from Lyon
The aerodrome:

The aerodrome Le Mans - Arnage offers customised service for business flights:

  • Brussels : 1h25
  • Frankfurt : 2 h
  • London : 1h15
  • Strasbourg : 1h35h

POPULATION - EMPLOYMENT

A young population ...

a constant human resource for the strongly expanding higher education pole : 10,000 students.



POPULATION ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS (%)

(Source: INSEE, RP 1990)
SARTHE
France
< 20 years

20 - 59 years

> 59 years

Total

27.4

51.4

21.2

100

26.4

53.6

20

100

Active population per sector

(Source: INSEE, RP 1993)
* Total active population: 229,234

* Total employment: 195,821

*Wage earners: 86.5 % of total employment

* Unemployed: 33,280 (01/94)

  • of which -25: 27.4%
  • of which >1year: 36.8%


AGRICULTURE

A rationalised agricultural production ...

... directed towards the main sectors of the food industry (white meats) ...

... and reinforced by the cereal production :

INDUSTRY

Industrial labour force per sector

(Source: INSEE, RP 1993)

SERVICE INDUSTRY

The service industry is developed around two principal poles:

An overview of the foreign capital companies in the Sarthe


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