Maine

province in France
Organization former_administrative_territorial_entity Q732738
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Maine

Summary

Maine is a former administrative territorial entity[1]. Maine ranks in the top 10% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Maine is in the country of France[3].
  • Maine's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[4].
  • Maine's instance of is recorded as countship[5].
  • Maine's instance of is recorded as historical province of France[6].
  • Maine's capital is recorded as Le Mans[7].
  • Maine's flag image is recorded as Flag of Maine (province).svg[8].
  • Maine's shares border with is recorded as province of Brittany[9].
  • Maine's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason du Maine.svg[10].
  • Cenomani is named after Maine[11].
  • Maine's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130234829[12].
  • Maine's GND ID is recorded as 4114928-2[13].
  • Maine's locator map image is recorded as Maine in France (1789).svg[14].
  • Maine's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84083916[15].
  • Maine's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11979028v[16].
  • Maine's IdRef ID is recorded as 027833798[17].
  • Maine's Commons category is recorded as Maine (province)[18].
  • Maine was dissolved in +1790-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Maine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48, 'lon': 0.2}[20].
  • Maine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01txwc[21].
  • Maine's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge134334[22].
  • Maine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Maine (province)[23].
  • Maine's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Maine, France[24].
  • Maine's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0039288[25].
  • Maine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Maine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Dissolution

Maine was dissolved in +1790-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Maine include Maine[28], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1820[31], headquartered in Augusta[32] and Province of Maine[33], an English overseas possession[34], in Kingdom of England[35], founded in 1622[36].

Why It Matters

Maine ranks in the top 10% of former_administrative_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2] Maine has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Maine is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Maine include Maine[28], an U.S. state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1820[31], headquartered in Augusta[32] and Province of Maine[33], an English overseas possession[34], in Kingdom of England[35], founded in 1622[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Maine. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/maine-q732738
MLA “Maine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/maine-q732738.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_maine-q732738_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Maine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/maine-q732738}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Maine — https://4ort.xyz/entity/maine-q732738 (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/maine-q732738 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +3
    Shares border with province of Brittany
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Maine (former province of France)
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ur */"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.