Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indr ...
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, ...
of western
France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of
Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire
Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire (, literally ''Saint-Mathurin on Loire'') is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.Andard
Andard () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.Bauné
Bauné () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.La Bohalle, Brain-sur-l'Authion,
Corné
Corné () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.La Daguenière
La Daguenière () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Loire-Authion.Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2015 It takes its name from the two rivers
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhôn ...