A peaceful rural department, the Mayenne sandwiched between Normandy and the Loire valley has three principle towns.

Where in France is Mayenne?

Mayenne is a department in northwestern France and is part of the region of Pays de la Loire. The department does not have a sea coast, but about thirty kilometres to the northwest is Mont Saint-Michel Bay. The capital and largest town is Laval in the centre of the department.

Is Laval in Normandy?

A part of the traditional province of Maine, Laval also lies on the threshold of Brittany and is not far from Normandy and Anjou. ... Laval developed around a promontory, on which the castle was built, and along the river Mayenne.