Mayenne
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For other uses, see Mayenne (disambiguation).
| Mayenne | |
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| Coat of arms of the Mayenne department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 53 |
| Region: | Pays de la Loire |
| Prefecture: | Laval |
| Subprefectures: | Château-Gontier Mayenne |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 32 |
| Communes: | 261 |
| President of the General Council: | Jean Arthuis |
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| Population | Ranked 77th |
| -1999 | 285,338 |
| Population density: | 55/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5175 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Mayenne (IPA: [majɛn]) is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.
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[edit] History
Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It constitutes the western part of the former province of Maine.
[edit] Geography
Mayenne is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Mayennais. This demonym is not the source of the word mayonnaise.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Mayenne department
- Communes of the Mayenne department
- Arrondissements of the Mayenne department
[edit] External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
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