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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
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* 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:
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Arrondissement of Château-Gontier, (
subprefecture
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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
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. The population of the arrondissement was 73,186 in 2014.
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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
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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.
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Arrondissement of Mayenne, (subprefecture:
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 ...
) 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 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 ...
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
References
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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 ...