What is Mayenne?
{{otheruses}} [[File:Mayenne-Position.svg|thumb|Location of ''Mayenne'' in [[France]]]] [[File:Drapeau fr département Mayenne.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[File:Blason département fr Mayenne.svg|200px|thumb|Coat of arms]] '''La Mayenne''' is a department the northwest of [[France]]. It was named after the river [[Mayenne (river)|''la Mayenne'']] and its number is 53. It is in the region [[Pays de la Loire]]. Its population is 285,338 (1999) and its land area is 5,175&nbsp;km². The population density is 55/km². It has 261 [[Communes of the Mayenne department|communes]], its prefecture is [[Laval, Mayenne|Laval]] ans its subprefectures are [[Mayenne (town)|Mayenne]] and [[Château-Gontier]]. The inhabitants are called the ''Mayennais''. {{Departments of France}} {{France-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Mayenne| ]]