Mayenne

For other uses, see Mayenne (disambiguation).

Mayenne
Department
Prefecture building of the Mayenne department, in Laval
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mayenne in France
Coordinates: 48°10′N 0°40′W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Prefecture	Laval
Subprefectures	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Olivier Richefou
Area 1
• Total	5,175 km2 (1,998 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)
• Total	307,062
• Rank	75th
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonyms	Mayennais, Mayennaise
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	53
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	17
Communes	240
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

La Mayenne is a department the northwest of France. It was named after the river la Mayenne and its number is 53.

It is in the region Pays de la Loire. Its population is 307,062 as of 2019, and its land area is 5,175 km². The population density is 55/km².

It has 261 communes, its prefecture is Laval ans its subprefectures are Mayenne and Château-Gontier.

The inhabitants of the region are called the Mayennais.