Maine-et-Loire is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-et-Loire to the east, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres to the south, Vendée to the south-west, and Ille-et-Vilaine to the north-west. It also borders Ille-et-Vilaine in the north for just 20 yards (19 m), France's shortest department boundary. Its prefecture is Angers; its subprefectures are Cholet, Saumur and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu. Maine-et-Loire had a population of 810,934 in 2016.
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Montreuil-Bellay is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
Montsoreau is a commune of the Loire Valley in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France on the Loire, 160 km (99 mi) from the Atlantic coast and 250 km (160 mi) from Paris. The village is listed among The Most Beautiful Villages of France and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The 4 arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department are:
- Arrondissement of Angers, with 66 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 380,215 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Cholet, with 32 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,581 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saumur, with 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 135,333 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Segré, with 27 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,805 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Saumur is an arrondissement of France in the Maine-et-Loire departement in the Pays de la Loire region. It has 52 communes. Its population is 135,333 (2016), and its area is 1,968.0 km2 (759.8 sq mi).
Saint-Maur-sur-Loire is a village of western France in the département of Maine-et-Loire on the river Loire, part of the commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire, about 15 mi (24 km) downstream from Saumur.
The Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire is an intercommunal structure in the Loire Valley gathering 45 communes including Saumur and Montsoreau. It is located in the Maine-et-Loire département, in the Pays de la Loire région, western France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération de Saumur Loire Développement, the Communauté de communes Loire Longué, the Communauté de communes du Gennois and the Communauté de communes de la région de Doué-la-Fontaine.
Vihiers is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.
The Battle of Saumur occurred during the last stages of the Battle of France during World War II, when officer cadets from the Cavalry School at Saumur, led by superintendent Colonel Charles Michon, made a defensive stand along the Loire River at Saumur, Gennes, and Montsoreau. For two days the Cavalry School, and other assorted units which had fallen back before the German Wehrmacht advance, held off a German attack. Since the battle occurred after the message by Marshal Pétain which called for an end to fighting, the event is often considered one of the first acts of the French Resistance.
Baugé is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire département in western France. On 1 January 2013, it was merged with the former communes of Montpollin, Pontigné, Saint-Martin-d'Arcé and Le Vieil-Baugé to create the commune of Baugé-en-Anjou. Since then it is a commune déléguée of this commune.
Allonnes is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The village is located North of the town of Saumur, and the small river called Authion passes through it.
Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire. It was created by the merger of the town of Chênehutte-les-Tuffeaux with the town of Trèves-Cunault in 1973.
Les Rosiers-sur-Loire is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire Region in western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire.
Saint-Martin-de-la-Place is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire. Its population was 1,141 in 2019.
Le Thoureil is a village and former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, the commune was merged into the new commune of Gennes-Val-de-Loire, but retains its own delegated mayor. Other than the village of Thoureil itself, it contains, Bessé, Saint-Maur-sur-Loire and Bourgneuf.
Gennes-Val-de-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger the former communes of Gennes, Chênehutte-Trèves-Cunault, Grézillé, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil. On 1 January 2018, the former communes of Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Saint-Martin-de-la-Place were merged into it.
The canton of Saumur is an administrative division of the Maine-et-Loire department, in western France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saumur.
The 3rd constituency of Maine-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Maine-et-Loire département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.
The 4th constituency of Maine-et-Loire is a French legislative constituency in the Maine-et-Loire département. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system.
