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.
Recently reunited as a single region, the area that was once the dukedom of Normandy was until 2015 divided into two administrative regions - Upper Normandy (Haute Normandie), capital Rouen, with its two departments, Eure (27) and Seine Maritime (76), and Lower Normandy, (Basse Normandie) capital Caen, comprising the departments of Calvados (14), Manche (50), and Orne(61).