Mayenne (Department, France)

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• Administrative data

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Administrative data

Code: 53
Region: Pays de la Loire
Traditional provinces: Maine, Anjou
Bordering departments: Ille-et-Vilaine, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Orne, Sarthe

Area: 5,176 km²
Population (1995): 281,900 inhabitants

Préfecture: Laval
Sous-préfectures: Château-Gontier, Mayenne
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 32 cantons, 259 communes.

The department is named after the river Mayenne (185 km), which joins Sarthe to constitute Maine.