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Mayenne

American  
[ma-yen] / maˈjɛn /

noun

  1. a department in W France. 2,012 sq. mi. (5,210 sq. km). Laval.


Mayenne British  
/ majɛn /

noun

  1. a department of NW France, in Pays de la Loire region. Capital: Laval. Pop: 290 780 (2003 est). Area: 5212 sq km (2033 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Stage eight is a flat 171.4km route from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval Espace Mayenne,

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

"It takes six months, on average, to find an appointment in my department of Mayenne; in Paris it takes two hours."

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2023

In the Mayenne region in northwestern France, the European Union's top grain-producing country, farmer Dominique Defay, said some corn plants have few ears and he is bracing for a crop 35% below his average.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022

Setting off from Normandy, the peloton will wind its way into Brittany, through the Mayenne province, ‘a wonderful visit of rural France’ says the northern France tourism board Tour de France website.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2015

It rises far up in the Breton peninsula, and before it empties itself into the Loire, it has been aggrandized by three great tributaries, the Loir, the Sarthe, and the Mayenne.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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