Mayenne
La Mayenne is a department the northwest of France. It was named after the river la Mayenne and its number is 53.
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 Location of Mayenne in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′W / 48.167°N 0.667°WCoordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′W / 48.167°N 0.667°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Prefecture | Laval |
| Subprefectures | Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Olivier Richefou[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,175 km2 (1,998 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 75th |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 53 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 240 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
It is in the region Pays de la Loire. Its population is 307,062 as of 2019, and its land area is 5,175 km². The population density is 55/km².
It has 261 communes, its prefecture is Laval ans its subprefectures are Mayenne and Château-Gontier.
The inhabitants of the region are called the Mayennais.
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This building is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference PA00109527
View from the Armorican Massif
Abbey in Château-Gontier
Château de Sainte-Suzanne
- ↑ Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux (in fr). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (4 May 2022).