Maine-et-Loire is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. Its prefecture is
Angers with sub-prefectures are Cholet, Saumur and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu. Originally Maine-et-Loire was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. It was created from most of the former province of Anjou. Its present name is drawn from the Maine and Loire Rivers, which meet within the department. Maine-et-Loire is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Ille-et-Vilaine, Mayenne, Sarthe, Indre-et-Loire, Vienne, Deux-Sèvres,
Vendée, and Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire has a varied landscape with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by the valley of the Loire. The area has many navigable rivers such as the Loire, Sarthe, Mayenne, Loir, and Authion and leisure lakes for fun activities in the summer months.
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