Mayenne

Mayenne
Department
Prefecture building of the Mayenne department, in Laval
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mayenne in France
Coordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′W / 48.167°N 0.667°W / 48.167; -0.667
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Prefecture	Laval
Subprefectures	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Olivier Richefou[1]
Area 1
• Total	5,175 km2 (1,998 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	305,933
• Rank	75th
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonyms	Mayennais, Mayennaise
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	53
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	242
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Mayenne (French: [majɛn] ^ⓘ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine.

Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 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. The inhabitants of the department are called Mayennais. It had a population of 307,062 in 2019.^[3]