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Pays de la Mée


Coordinates: 47°42′N 1°24′W / 47.700°N 1.400°W / 47.700; -1.400

The Pays de la Mée (French pronunciation: ​[pɛ.i.də.la.me])) (Breton: Bro-Vaez; Gallo: Paeyi de la Mée) is a historical region of France which was part of the Duchy of Brittany before the French Revolution. It was then split between Loire-Atlantique and Ille-et-Vilaine department. Its capital is Châteaubriant, and the dialect traditionally spoken there is the Gallo language.

The area lies on the eastern border of Brittany, facing Anjou (nowadays Maine-et-Loire departement). Most of the territory is part of Loire-Atlantique, but several villages in Ille-et-Vilaine are usually included in the Pays de la Mée. Moreover, its limits are not very clear; for example, Candé, a small town in Anjou, was named Candé-en-la-Mée during the Middle Ages.


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