Roads of Maine-et-Loire

Cartography

The network in 1750 - Charts of Cassini

From 1750 to 1784, the whole of the highway network for the first time is charted with large scales (with the 86.400ème) and in a complete way by Cassini de Thury, at the request of Louis XV. These charts are of a great toponymic richness, but of a great poverty as for the figuration of the relief and altimetry. In the same way the secondary ways are seldom represented, because of a share of their poor state, in addition of their low economic importance.

The department was created with the French revolution, the March 4th 1790 pursuant to the law of the December 22nd 1789, and corresponds to the major part of the province of Anjou. It was called initially the Mayenne-and-Loire , and became Maine-et-Loire the December 12th 1791.

To see the charts of Cassini of the department of the Mayenne-and-Loire, to click on the zones below:
southern zone of the department of Mayenne-and-Loire
northern zone of the department of Mayenne-and-Loire

The network in 1850 - Chart of Levasseur

The illustrated national Atlas carried out by Victor Levasseur is an invaluable testimony of the XIXe century, the charts colored with the hand are surrounded by engravings indicating statistical, historical notes and illustrations characteristic of the departments. On these charts are represented the roads, railways and ways of water. In addition, the departments are divided into districts, cantons and communes.

See the Levasseur chart of the department of the Maine-et-Loire


History

This section has the aim of counting the great stages of the development of the highway network of the department of the Maine-et-Loire.

Characteristics

The length of the highway network of the Maine-et-Loire is as follows established in 2007 to xxx km being distributed:

Recent achievements or events

This section has the aim of counting the big events concerning the field of the Road in the department of the Maine-et-Loire since 1990. The declarations of public utility, the beginnings of work and the startups will be thus quoted. Only the most important works either by their cost or by their impact (deviation of boroughs) will be taken into account. In the same way it is desirable not to count the projects which were not the subject of a public utility yet.

Internal bonds

Sources

  • Charts of Cassini: site of Gallica,
  • Charts of Levasseur: site of Herve Mingot

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