Le May-sur-Èvre
Encyclopedia
Le May-sur-Èvre is a commune
in the Maine-et-Loire
department in western France
. The population (in 2006) was just under 4,000.
river. It is around 10 km north of Cholet
, and around 50 km east of Nantes
.
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 Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
department in 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...
. The population (in 2006) was just under 4,000.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the ÈvreÈvre
The Èvre is a long river in western France, left tributary of the Loire River. Its source is at Vezins, northeast of the village. It flows into the Loire at Le Marillais, east of the village....
river. It is around 10 km north of Cholet
Cholet
Cholet is a commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire department. It was the capital of military Vendée.-Geography:Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the Moine, which used to be crossed by a bridge from the fifteenth century...
, and around 50 km east of Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
.