The 4 arrondissements of the Maine-et-Loire department are:
- Arrondissement of Angers, (prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department: Angers) with 17 cantons and 112 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 341,874 in 1990, and was 367,131 in 1999, an increase of 7.39%.
- Arrondissement of Cholet, (subprefecture: Cholet) with 9 cantons and 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 182,473 in 1990, and was 183,478 in 1999, an increase of 0.55%.
- Arrondissement of Saumur, (subprefecture: Saumur) with 10 cantons and 112 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 128,870 in 1990, and was 129,222 in 1999, an increase of 0.27%.
- Arrondissement of Segré, (subprefecture: Segré) with 5 cantons and 61 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 52,665 in 1990, and was 53,111 in 1999, an increase of 0.85%.
