| 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 |
| Statistics | |
| 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 is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.
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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.
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.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Mayennais. This demonym is not the source of the word mayonnaise.
See also
- Cantons of the Mayenne department
- Communes of the Mayenne department
- Arrondissements of the Mayenne department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Comprehensive Information on Mayenne and other Departments in Pays-de-la-Loire
