Back Maine (Loire) ALS مين (نهر) Arabic Мен (рака) Byelorussian Мэн (рака) BE-X-OLD Maine (stêr) Breton Maine (suba sa Pransiya, Pays de la Loire, Département de Maine-et-Loire) CEB Maine (řeka) Czech Afon Maine Welsh Maine (Loire) German Μαιν (ποταμός) Greek
| Maine | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Maine_aval_angers.jpg) The Maine near Angers | |
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| Native name | La Maine (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sarthe and Mayenne |
| • elevation | ±25 m (82 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Loire |
• coordinates | 47°24′39″N 0°36′53″W / 47.41083°N 0.61472°W |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 22,194 km2 (8,569 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 128 m3/s (4,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Maine (French pronunciation: [mɛːn] ) is a river, a tributary of the Loire, 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long, in the Maine-et-Loire département in France.[1]
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It is formed by the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe rivers north of Angers. It flows through this city and joins the Loire southwest of Angers.
The river's name is derived from the ancient Meodena, as is Mayenne, and is unrelated to Maine, the province.