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Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

e-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. It was created from part of the former province of Anjou
Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and Provinces of France centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day d?partement in France of Maine-et-Loire....
. Its present name is drawn from the former province of Maine and the Loire River
Loire River

The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area....
, which runs through it.

e-et-Loire is part of the current region of Pays-de-la-Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....
, Mayenne, Sarthe
Sarthe

Sarthe is a France departments of France, named after the Sarthe River....
, Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire

Indre-et-Loire is a Departments of France in west-central France named after the Indre River and the River Loire rivers....
, Vienne
Vienne

Vienne is a d?partement of France, named after the Vienne River....
, Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres

Deux-S?vres is a France departments of France....
, Vendée
Vendée

The Vend?e [] is a departments of France in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vend?e is taken from the Vend?e River which runs through the south-eastern part of the department....
, and Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean....
.

It has a varied landscape, with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by the valley of the noobs.






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Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

History

Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. It was created from part of the former province of Anjou
Anjou

Anjou is a former county , duchy and Provinces of France centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. It corresponds largely to the present-day d?partement in France of Maine-et-Loire....
. Its present name is drawn from the former province of Maine and the Loire River
Loire River

The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area....
, which runs through it.

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
Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....
, Mayenne, Sarthe
Sarthe

Sarthe is a France departments of France, named after the Sarthe River....
, Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire

Indre-et-Loire is a Departments of France in west-central France named after the Indre River and the River Loire rivers....
, Vienne
Vienne

Vienne is a d?partement of France, named after the Vienne River....
, Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres

Deux-S?vres is a France departments of France....
, Vendée
Vendée

The Vend?e [] is a departments of France in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vend?e is taken from the Vend?e River which runs through the south-eastern part of the department....
, and Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean....
.

It has a varied landscape, with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by the valley of the noobs. The highest point is Colline des Gardes (689 feet/210m).

The area has many navigable rivers such as the Loire, Sarthe
Sarthe River

The Sarthe is a river in western France. Together with the river Mayenne River it forms the river Maine , which is a tributary to the river Loire River....
, Mayenne, Loir
Loir

The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir d?partement, north of Illiers-Combray....
, and Authion.

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.

See also

  • Cantons of the Maine-et-Loire department
  • Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
  • Arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department


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