Maine-et-Loire

American  

[me-ney-lwar] / ˈmɛ neɪˈlwar /

noun

1. a department in W France. 2,787 sq. mi. (7,220 sq. km). Angers.

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Maine-et-Loire British  

/ mɛnelwar /

noun

1. a department of W France, in Pays de la Loire region. Capital: Angers. Pop: 745 486 (2003 est). Area: 7218 sq km (2815 sq miles)

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Maine-et-Loire

Tens of thousands of homes have been left without power in western Brittany, while a major wildfire was brought under control overnight in the Maine-et-Loire region.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

The regions of Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Ardèche, Rhône, Haute -Savoie, Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Morbihan were part of the trial - but tax officials say it may now be rolled out nationwide.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2022

At Paris, in the Aisne, in Haute-Loire, in Ille-et-Vilaine, in Maine-et-Loire, it excludes as unworthy the members of old Feuillants and monarchical clubs, and the signers of Constitutionalist protests.

From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by John Durand

ANGERS, a city of western France, capital of the department of Maine-et-Loire, 191 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

It is the chief seat of the province of Maine-et-Loire, formerly the capital of Anjou.

From A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot by W.D. Fellowes