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Mayenne — Department — 
Coat of armsLocation of Mayenne in France
Coordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′E / 48.167°N 0.667°ECoordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′E / 48.167°N 0.667°E Country France Region Pays de la Loire Prefecture Laval Subprefectures Château-Gontier
MayenneGovernment - President of the General Council Jean Arthuis Area1 - Total 5,175 km2 (1,998.1 sq mi) Population (2007) - Total 300,643 - Rank 74th - Density 58.1/km2 (150.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Department number 53 Arrondissements 3 Cantons 32 Communes 261 ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Mayenne (French pronunciation: [majɛn]) is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.
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History
Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine. The southern third of Mayenne corresponds to the northern portion of the old province of Anjou.
After the Coalition's victory at Waterloo, between June 1815 and November 1818, Mayenne was occupied by Prussian troops.
Geography
Mayenne is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Mayennais. This demonym is not the source of the word mayonnaise.
Video games
The town is featured as a level in the World War II video game Call of Duty 3.
See also
- Cantons of the Mayenne department
- Communes of the Mayenne department
- Arrondissements of the Mayenne department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General council website
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