The term seems to be of uncertain origin with common assumptions suggesting it represents a contraction of footwork or a portmanteau of the words twist and jerk.
Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.The northern two thirds correspond to the western part of the former province of Maine.The southern third of Mayenne corresponds to the northern portion of the old province of Anjou.ayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
Rennes (French: ( listen); French: Rennes, Gallo: Resnn, Breton: Roazhon, Latin: Condate, Civitas Redonum) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. Rennes's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at a time when it was a small Gallic village named Condate. Together with Vannes and Nantes, it was one of the major cities of the ancient Duchy of Brittany.