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| Coat of arms of the Maine-et-Loire department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 49 |
| Region: | Pays de la Loire |
| Prefecture: | Angers |
| Subprefectures: | Cholet Saumur Segré |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 41 |
| Communes: | 363 |
| President of the General Council: | Christophe Béchu |
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| Population | Ranked 26th |
| -1999 | 732,942 |
| Population density: | 102/km² |
| Land area¹: | 7166 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Angers is a city in the Maine-et-Loire department in northwestern France about 300 km south-west of Paris. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Cholet (probably from Latin cauletum, "cabbage" is a town in western France, capital of an arrondissement in the Maine-et-Loire Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at, with an approximate Segré is a commune of the Maine-et-Loire département, in France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 4 arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department are Arrondissement of Angers, ( prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 42 cantons of the Maine-et-Loire department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Maine-et-Loire département in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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History
Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was created from part of the former province of Anjou. Anjou is a former County (c 880) Duchy ( 1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Its present name is drawn from the former province of Maine and the Loire River, which runs through it. Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the old county of Maine centered around the city of Le Mans. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France.
Geography
Maine-et-Loire is part of the current region of Pays-de-la-Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Ille-et-Vilaine, Mayenne, Sarthe, Indre-et-Loire, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Loire-Atlantique. Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes Ille-et-Vilaine (Il-ha-Gwilen is a department of France, located in the region of Bretagne in the northwest of France. Mayenne (majɛn is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. Sarthe (saʁt is a French department, named after the Sarthe River. Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers This article is about the French department Do not confuse with the Austrian capital Vienna. Deux-Sèvres is a French ''département''. ("Deux-Sèvres" is also a name occasionally used for Saint-Porchaire ware, a type of Faïence The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic
It has a varied landscape, with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by the valley of the Loire. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. The highest point is Colline des Gardes (689 feet/210m).
The area has many navigable rivers such as the Loire, Sarthe, Mayenne, Loir, and Authion. The Sarthe is a River in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire The Mayenne is a River in western France. Together with the river Sarthe and its tributary Loir it forms the river Maine, which is The Loir is a River in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River.
Demographics
The inhabitants of Maine-et-Loire are called Angevins, from the former province of Anjou.
Tourism
The horsemen of the Cadre Noir in Saumur, the chateaux of the Loire valley, and the royal abbey at Fontevraud with its Plantagenet tombs are all major attractions. The Cadre Noir is an equestrian display team based in the city of Saumur in western France. Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at, with an approximate For other senses of this word see Château (disambiguation. A château (plural châteaux) is a Manor house or residence Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey) is located in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. The House of Plantagenet (planˈtadʒɪnɪt also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble
See also
- Cantons of the Maine-et-Loire department
- Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
- Arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
- (English) Tourism website
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