The Authion is a 99.8 km (62.0 mi) long river in western France located in the departments of Indre-et-Loire ( Centre-Val de Loire ) and Maine-et-Loire ( Pays de la Loire ). It is a tributary of the river Loire on the right side. It flows into the Loire in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire , near Angers . Its longest tributaries are the Lathan and the Couasnon . The largest towns on the Authion are Bourgueil , Mazé-Milon , Brain-sur-l'Authion , Trélazé and Les Ponts-de-Cé . Its basin area is 1,497 km (578 sq mi).
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10-613: 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. It also borders Ille-et-Vilaine in
15-488: The north for just 20 yards (19 m), France's shortest department boundary. Its prefecture is Angers ; its subprefectures are Cholet , Saumur and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu . Maine-et-Loire had a population of 818,273 in 2019. Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790, mostly out of the southern portion of the former province of Anjou . Originally it
20-697: The valley of the Loire . The highest point is Colline des Gardes at 210 m (690 ft). Part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site lies in Maine-et-Loire. The area has many navigable rivers such as the Loire, Sarthe , Mayenne , Loir , and Authion . The most populous commune is Angers , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 6 communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants: The inhabitants of Maine-et-Loire have no official qualifier. They are sometimes known as Angevins , from
25-425: Was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. Its present name is drawn from the rivers Maine and Loire , which meet within the department. Maine-et-Loire is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire . The principal city is Angers , the seat of a bishopric and of a court of appeal. It has a varied landscape, with forested ranges of hills in the south and north separated by
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