Saint Paterne - Le ChevainSaint Paterne - Le Chevain is a commune in the department of Sarthe, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Paterne and Le Chevain.WWW saintpaterne-lechevain.frGeographyThe commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute vallée de la Sarthe.