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15 unusual facts about Mayenne


Alan II, Duke of Brittany

On 1 August 939, with the aid of Judicael (Berengar), count of Rennes, and Hugh I, count of Maine, his victory was made complete by defeating the Norse at Trans.

Bais

Bais, Mayenne, a commune of the Mayenne département, in France

Château de Vitré

At his death, the land fell to the family of the Counts of Laval.

Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy

Mother Teresa Ewa countess Sułkowska princes Potocka after eight months of practice in the House of Mercy in the Laval (France) returned to Poland and at the invitation of Archbishop Zygmunt Szczesny Feliński she took over shelter (Dom Schronienia pol) in Warsaw for girls failed morally.

In 1878 there was a connection to the assembly on the Laval and obtain a decree authorizing the activities of the Papal Order.

Craon family

The Craon family was a French noble house, known to date back to the 11th century, originating in Craon in the Mayenne region of Anjou, northern France.

Diablintes

The small town of Jublains (or Jubleins), where Roman remains have been found, not far from the town of Mayenne to the southeast, is probably the site of the Civitas Diablintum and Noeodunum (also rendered Noiodunum).

GYS

Although GYS is headquartered in Laval, Mayenne - about 280 km west of Paris - the industrial group has R&D centers, factories and commercial subsidiaries in France, Germany, UK and China.

Igny Abbey

Igny was destroyed in 1918, but a new monastery was rebuilt in 1929 for a group of nuns from Laval.

Jennifer Dawson

Following the completion of her studies, she worked as a teacher at a convent in Laval in France and later at Oxford University Press where she made editorial contributions to a number of reference works.

Lise de Baissac

Her SOE dossier states "She was the inspiring-force for the groups in the Orne, and through her initiatives she inflicted heavy losses on the Germans thanks to anti-tyre devices scattered on the roads near Saint-Aubin-du-Désert, Saint-Mars-du-Désert, and even as far as Laval, Le Mans and Rennes. She also took part in armed attacks on enemy columns."

Maximilian Godefroy

, he designed a new wing to the Palais de Justice and the Préfecture, both at Laval, Mayenne, France.

Nicole Kiil-Nielsen

Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (born 21 August 1949, in Larchamp) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the West France constituency.

The Sleeping Gypsy

Rousseau first exhibited the painting at the 13th Salon des Indépendants, and tried unsuccessfully to sell it to the mayor of his hometown, Laval.

US Changé

They are based in the town of Changé, Mayenne and their home stadium is the Stade Municipal des Sablons, which has a capacity of 3,500 spectators.


Château de Fresnay

The Château de Fresnay or Frênay is a French castle, 1.2 km to the north of Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt in Mayenne.

Claude, Duke of Aumale

As part of the Treaty of Boulogne which ended the war of the Rough Wooing, Claude, Marquis of Mayenne, was one of six French hostages sent to England.

Emmanuel Célestin Suhard

Emmanuel Suhard was born in Brains-sur-les-Marches, Mayenne, to Emmanuel Suhard (d. May 1874) and his wife Jeanne Marsollier.

Étiemble

Étiemble (René Ernest Joseph Eugène Étiemble, Chinese name:安田樸), born 26 January 1909, Mayenne, Mayenne, died 7 January 2002, Vigny) was an essayist, scholar, novelist, and promoter of Middle Eastern and Asian cultures.

Gilles de la Pommeraie

He is a member of Pommeraie family, from Britanny and serves Laval Family, and possessed land of Verger Castle of Montigné and d'Entrammes (Mayenne).

Hauterive Castle

Hauterive Castle (Château d'Hauterive) is a castle located at Argentré, at department of Mayenne.

Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne

Henry of Mayenne or Henry of Lorraine, (Dijon, December 20, 1578 – Montauban, September 20, 1621) was a French noble from the House of Lorraine and more particularly from the House of Guise.

Jean-Paul Hévin

Jean-Paul Hévin (born 1957 Méral, Mayenne, France) is a French manufacturer of high-end chocolate, who operates 4 stores in Paris, 5 in Japan and 2 in Hong Kong, headquartered in Paris.

Madre

Madré, a commune in the Mayenne department of northwestern France