Andouillé
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Andouillé is a commune
in the Mayenne
department in north-western France
. It is twinned with the Nottinghamshire village of Farnsfield
.
The city of Andouille is located 15 kilometers from Laval
, head of the department of Mayenne
, to which it is connected by the RD 131 and RD 115, and by the river, Mayenne. Two rivers are located near the village of Ernee
and Mayenne. It is a picturesque town, built 110 meters above sea level, which had 3,192 inhabitants in 1871 and 2527 in 1897. Its territory covers an area of 3653 hectares cadastral survey. Bordered on the east by the Mayenne, it is crossed by Ernée just touch the lower part of the town, winding valley of the river is dominated by hills of Saudraie of Lattan Crennes and where, says it, "The body of Gargantua is double coated. In 1697 , Miromesnil counted 47 farms , "half of the parish in heath and wood, the other half on land and near a portion cold and low." In 1871 , Andouille were 169 villages, farms or discrepancies.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Mayenne
Mayenne
Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
department in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is twinned with the Nottinghamshire village of Farnsfield
Farnsfield
Farnsfield is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire in Sherwood Forest. It is in the local government district of Newark and Sherwood....
.
The city of Andouille is located 15 kilometers from Laval
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
, head of the department of Mayenne
Mayenne
Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.-History:Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine...
, to which it is connected by the RD 131 and RD 115, and by the river, Mayenne. Two rivers are located near the village of Ernee
Ernée
Ernée is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It is named after the River Ernée, which runs through the town and is situated about halfway between the towns of Laval and Fougères...
and Mayenne. It is a picturesque town, built 110 meters above sea level, which had 3,192 inhabitants in 1871 and 2527 in 1897. Its territory covers an area of 3653 hectares cadastral survey. Bordered on the east by the Mayenne, it is crossed by Ernée just touch the lower part of the town, winding valley of the river is dominated by hills of Saudraie of Lattan Crennes and where, says it, "The body of Gargantua is double coated. In 1697 , Miromesnil counted 47 farms , "half of the parish in heath and wood, the other half on land and near a portion cold and low." In 1871 , Andouille were 169 villages, farms or discrepancies.