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 Top to bottom, left to right: Château d'Angers, Maison d'Adam; Angers tram, Verdun Bridge at night; view of the river Maine, Verdun Bridge and downtown area from Angers Castle | |
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| Coordinates: 47°28′25″N 0°33′15″W / 47.473612°N 0.554167°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Angers |
| Canton | Angers-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Intercommunality | CU Angers Loire Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean-Marc Verchère[1] |
| Area 1 | 42.70 km2 (16.49 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 243.3 km2 (93.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,418.7 km2 (933.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 157,175 |
| • Rank | 18th in France |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018[3]) | 242,613 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro (2018[3]) | 432,939 |
| • Metro density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Angevin (masculine) Angevine (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49007 /49000, 49100 |
| Elevation | 12–64 m (39–210 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Angers (UK: /ˈɒ̃ʒeɪ/, US: /ɒ̃ˈʒeɪ, ˈændʒərz/,[4][5][6] French: [ɑ̃ʒe] ) is a city in western France, about 300 km (190 mi) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called Angevins or, more rarely, Angeriens.
Angers proper covers 42.70 square kilometers (16.5 sq mi)[7] and has a population of 154,508 inhabitants, while around 432,900 live in its metropolitan area (aire d'attraction). The Angers Loire Métropole is made up of 29 communes covering 667 square kilometers (258 square miles) with 299,500 inhabitants (2018).[3] Not including the broader metropolitan area, Angers is the third most populous commune in northwestern France after Nantes and Rennes and the 18th most populous commune in France.[8]
For centuries, Angers was an important stronghold in northwestern France. It was the cradle of the Plantagenet dynasty and became one of the intellectual centers of Europe during the reign of René of Anjou. Angers developed at the confluence of three rivers, the Mayenne, the Sarthe, and the Loir, all coming from the north and flowing south to the Loire. Their confluence, just north of Angers, creates the Maine, a short but wide river that flows into the Loire several kilometres south.
Today, Angers stands out for its specialization in the plant sector: Végépolys is Europe's leading horticultural competitiveness cluster, and the city is also home to the headquarters of the Community Plant Variety Office. In addition, the Angers metropolitan area is a major economic centre in western France, particularly active in industry and tourism.[9] Angers enjoys a rich cultural life, made possible by its universities and museums. The old medieval center is still dominated by the massive château of the Plantagenêts, home of the Apocalypse Tapestry, the biggest medieval tapestry ensemble in the world. Angers is also both at the edge of the Val de Loire, a World Heritage Site, and the Loire-Anjou-Touraine regional natural park.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Comparateur de territoire, INSEE
- ^ "Angers". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Angers". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Angers" (US) and "Angers". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Angers (49000), Maine-et-Loire". www.linternaute.com.
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- ^ "Étude comparative des villes européennes" (PDF).
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