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Laval became a city during the 11th century, and was the cradle of the House of Laval, one of the most powerful families in Maine and Brittany. The counts of Laval developed a textile industry around 1300 and made Laval a significant centre for the French Renaissance a century later.
The House of Laval is a family of barons, later counts, coming from the town of Laval, located in Northwestern France, part of the province of Maine before the French Revolution. The Laval were one of the most powerful families of Maine during the Middle Ages and also had a presence in Brittany , where their prestige was similar to that of the ...
The river Mayenne flows centrally through it from north to south, passing through the towns of Mayenne, Laval and Château-Gontier. After leaving the department, the river joins the river Sarthe to form the Maine which later joins the Loire. [5] The department is varied in topography. Much of it is largely flat, but there are also hilly areas ...
It was created in 2001 as the Communauté d'agglomération de Laval. It was merged with the former communauté de communes du Pays de Loiron to form the communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération on 1 January 2019. [1] Its area is 686.1 km 2. Its population was 113,854 in 2016, of which 49,573 in Laval proper. [2]
The cantons of Laval are administrative divisions of the Mayenne department, in northwestern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Laval is subdivided into 3 cantons.
The following is a list of the 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [1] CU Angers Loire Métropole; CA Cholet Agglomération; CA Mauges Communauté; Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire; CC Anjou Bleu Communauté; Communauté de communes ...
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In medieval times, the town was the seat of the Lords of Mayenne.The town originated when Juhel II of Mayenne (lord of Mayenne, Gorron and Ambrières (1110–1161)) built a monastery near the gate of the pre-existing castle, which led to the formation of the settlement.