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Country
  
France

Subprefectures
  
CholetSaumurSegré

Department number
  
49

Area
  
7,172 km²

Population
  
800,191 (2013)

Region
  
Pays de la Loire

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Arrondissements
  
4

Prefecture
  
Angers

Capital
  
Angers

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Colleges and Universities
  
University of Angers

Points of interest
  
Château d'Angers, Fontevraud Abbey, Château de Saumur, Château de Brissac, Terra Botanica

Destinations
  
Angers, Saumur, Cholet, Durtal, Gennes

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Maine-et-Loire ([mɛn.e.lwaʁ]) is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.

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Map of Maine-et-Loire, France

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History

See also: Anjou and History of Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution 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. Its present name is drawn from the former province of Maine and the Loire River, 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, Mayenne, Sarthe, Indre-et-Loire, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Loire-Atlantique.

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

Demographics

The inhabitants of Maine-et-Loire have no official qualifier. They are sometimes known as Angevins, from the former province of Anjou, or Mainéligériens, from the name of the département.

Tourism

  • The Loire Valley and its castles.
  • The largest vineyard of the Loire Valley.
  • The boule de fort, the traditional boules game in Anjou

    • Angers and around:

  • The Angers castle and the Apocalypse Tapestry, the largest tapestry in the world.
  • The Cointreau museum, in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
  • The Château de Brissac, the tallest castle of the Loire Valley.
  • The crooked spires in Baugé region.

    • Saumur and around:

  • The Cadre Noir, one of the most famous horsemanship school in the world.
  • Around Saumur, the largest concentration of troglodyte house in Europe.
  • The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud and the graves of the House of Plantagenet, including Richard I of England.
  • The Tank museum of Saumur, which display the largest tank collection in France.

    • Cholet and around:

  • The textile museum of Cholet, and the creation of the famous red and white handkerchief.
  • The Château de Touvois
  • The Parc Oriental de Maulévrier, the largest Japanese garden of France

    • Segré and around:

  • The fortified city of Pouancé and its medieval castle.
  • The Blue Mine, a slate mine, with a funicular which goes 130 meters under the surface.
  • The National stud of Le Lion-d'Angers, which host every year Le Mondial du Lion
  • The Château de Challain-la-Potherie

    • References

    Maine-et-Loire Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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