Laval ( ) is a town in western France, about 300 km (190 mi) west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne department.
The castle overlooking the town and the river Mayenne.
The Mayenne river in the town centre.
A street in the medieval centre.
Aerial view of the Lycée Douanier Rousseau on the eastern bank of the Mayenne river.
Mayenne is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine.
Prefecture building of the Mayenne department, in Laval
Laval
View from the Armorican Massif
Abbey in Château-Gontier