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Maine-et-Loire

Located in Pays de la Loire Region, France Coordinates: 47°23′21″ N 0°29′59″ W

Maine-et-Loire
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Population
828,151
828.2K
Elevation
43 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
56
listed under Maine-et-Loire
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NTE Nantes Atlantique Airport88 km
TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport93 km

About Maine-et-Loire

Maine-et-Loire is a district. Location: Pays de la Loire Region, France. Population: 828,151.

From Wikipedia

Maine-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [mɛn e lwaʁ] ; lit. 'Maine and 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, Indre-et-Loire to the east, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres to the south, Vendée to the south-west, and Ille-et-Vilaine to the north-west. Its prefecture is Angers; its subprefectures are Cholet, Saumur and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
7,166 km²
Official website
maine-et-loire.gouv.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Maine-et-Loire

Population of Maine-et-Loire over time

Population of Maine-et-Loire over time
2015 810,186
2017 813,493
2018 815,883
2019 818,273
2020 820,713
2021 824,743
2022 828,151
2023 833,776

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Maine-et-Loire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (76 mm)
Driest month
August (42 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Maine-et-Loire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°13°15°19°22°25°25°22°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°9°12°14°13°11°8°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)736453516245434262677676

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Maine-et-Loire

The nearest airport is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), 88 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Angers, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) Nantes 88 kmwest
  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 93 kmeast
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Angers Population: 168.3K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 82 kmwest
  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 86 kmnortheast
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 91 kmeast
  • Rennes Population: 227.8K 119 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Maine-et-Loire

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 134 natural sites, 173 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km38 places

  • lac de Maine Lake 10 kmNW
  • Grand Bois de Jarzé Natural site 25 kmNE
  • Bois de Brissac Natural site 9 kmS
  • Forêt de Bécon Natural site 20 kmW

25–60 km115 places

  • Ile au Than Beach Beach 46 kmSE
  • Étang de Maubusson Lake 59 kmNW
  • Forêt de Vezins Natural site 38 kmS
  • Bois des Vaux Natural site 59 kmE

60–100 km339 places

  • Île d'Arouix Island 70 kmW
  • Étang du Val Joyeux Lake 65 kmE
  • Étang de Saint-Aubin Lake 65 kmNW
  • Étang de Roches Lake 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Maine-et-Loire

56 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Angers 397.3K
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Cholet 227.1K
  3. 3 Arrondissement of Saumur 132.8K
  4. 4 Arrondissement of Segré 71K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature20

Lakes, rivers & coasts32

Nature and heritage in Maine-et-Loire

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources