Bassin de l'Andainette (French pronunciation: [basɛ̃ də lɑ̃dɛnɛt]) translated as the Andainette basin is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 1,024 hectares in size.
[1] The area follows the Andainette, which is a tributary of the Varenne, which in turn flows into the Mayenne river.
[2] The east of the area is woodland, while the west is Bocage.
[2] It is spread across 6 different communes all within three departments the Orne, Sarthe and Mayenne;[1] This protected site is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
[3] The conservation area has four species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[4] In addition the Natura 2000 site has eight habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.