Maine-et-Loire
The department of Maine -et -Loire [ mɛnelwa ː ʀ ] is a French department of atomic number 49 It is in the west of the country in the Pays de la Loire and is named after the rivers of Maine and Loire. The area of the department mainly comprises the historic region of Anjou.
Geography
The department of Maine -et -Loire borders the departments of Ille -et -Vilaine, Mayenne, Sarthe, Indre -et -Loire, Vienne, Deux -Sèvres, Vendée and Loire -Atlantique. Most important rivers are the Loire, which flows through the department from east to west, and Maine, which arises from the confluence of the Sarthe and Mayenne at Angers and flows into the Loire to only 12 km.
Coat of arms
Description: In blue right red board under a golden lily in full and one half is at the gap and left a red gold Edged patriarchal cross.
History
As a result of the French Revolution, the department was established by a law of December 22, 1789 under the name of Mayenne -et -Loire on March 4, 1790. Since the name of the shared river section of Sarthe and Mayenne already the name of Maine had prevailed, the department was renamed on December 12, 1791 in Maine -et -Loire.
Cities
The most densely populated municipalities in the department of Maine -et- Loire:
Another important place is Segre, the administrative seat for the district of the same name.