Lakes and Mountains
Lakes and Mountains is a Maine region that encompasses the counties of Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford, plus the northern portion of Cumberland County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Paris and Farmington.
Paris
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Paris is a town in and the county seat of Oxford County, Maine, United States. Paris is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and town area.
Farmington
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Farmington is the county seat of Franklin County, Maine. It's a quaint town of less than 8,000 residents.
Lisbon
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Lisbon is in Androscoggin County, in the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine. It is a small mill town that is largely a bedroom community for companies like Bath Iron Works and L.L.Bean and increasingly for people working in the Portland area.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Oxford County and Cumberland County.
Oxford County
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Oxford County is in the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine. It includes most of the River Valley region, sometimes known as the Pennacook Valley.
Cumberland County
Cumberland County is in the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine. This article does not include Greater Portland, which is covered separately.
Androscoggin County
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Androscoggin County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 111,139. Its county seat is Auburn and its most populous city is Lewiston.
Franklin County
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,456, making it the second-least populous county in Maine.
Gray
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Gray is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,269 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.
Newry
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Newry is a resort town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The town’s year-round population was 411 at the 2020 census. The town is best known as the home of Sunday River Ski Resort and has a proportionately large seasonal population.
Fryeburg
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Fryeburg is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,369 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Weld
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Weld is a town of 420 people in Maine. Set beside Webb Lake and almost surrounded by mountains, Weld is noted for its scenic beauty.
Lakes and Mountains
- Type: region
- Description: region of Maine, United States
- Location: Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
44.72° or 44° 43′ 12″ northLongitude of center
-70.47° or 70° 28′ 12″ westWikidata ID
Q14222008
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