The 3

arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the

Mayenne Mayenne () 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 ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

are: # Arrondissement of Château-Gontier, (

subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...

Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne () is a Communes of France, commune in the Mayenne Departments of France, department in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Château-Gontier (the seat), Azé, M ...

) with 76

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 73,186 in 2014. #

Arrondissement of Laval The arrondissement of Laval is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Mayenne Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region. It has 34 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 112, ...

, (

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Mayenne department:

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

) with 34 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,482 in 2014. # Arrondissement of Mayenne, (subprefecture:

) with 132 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 121,682 in 2014.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Laval, Château-Gontier and Mayenne were established. The arrondissement of Château-Gontier was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.Historique de la Mayenne
/ref> On 1 January 2019, the commune of

Château-Gontier Château-Gontier () is a former commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne. Geography It is about south of Laval, the préfecture of the depar ...

were disbanded and establish the new commune of

as a subprefecture for the Arrondissement of Château-Gontier. The borders of the arrondissements of Mayenne were modified in March 2016: * 14 communes from the arrondissement of Laval to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier * 38 communes from the arrondissement of Laval to the arrondissement of Mayenne

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