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Top to bottom, left to right: Château d'Angers, Maison d'Adam; vehicle of Anger tramway, Verdun Bridge at night; view of Maine River, Verdun Bridge and downtown area from Angers Castle
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°28′25″N 0°33′15″W / 47.473612°N 0.554167°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| Intercommunality | Angers Loire Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christophe Béchu (LR) | |
| Area1 | 42.70 km2 (16.49 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 188.6 km2 (72.8 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 2,353.8 km2 (908.8 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 147,305 | |
| • Rank | 17th in France | |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2009) | 215,132 | |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | |
| • Metro (2009) | 394,710 | |
| • Metro density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Angevin | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49007 / 49000, 49100 | |
| Elevation | 12–64 m (39–210 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Angers (French: [ɑ̃.ʒe]) is a city in western France, about 300 km (190 mi) southwest of Paris. It is chef-lieu of the Maine-et-Loire department and was, before the French Revolution, the capital of the province of Anjou. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called Angevins. The commune of Angers proper, without the metropolitan area, is the third most populous in northwestern France after Nantes and Rennes and the 17th in France.
Angers is the historical capital of Anjou and was for centuries an important stronghold in northwestern France. It is the cradle of the Plantagenet dynasty and was during the reign of René of Anjou one of the intellectual centers of Europe. 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 kilometers south. The Angers metropolitan area is a major economic center in western France, particularly active in the industrial sector, horticulture, and business tourism.
Angers proper covers 42.70 square kilometers (16.5 sq mi) and has a population of 147,305 inhabitants, while around 394,700 live in its metropolitan area. The Angers Loire Métropole is made up of 33 communes covering 540 square kilometers (208 square miles) with 287,000 inhabitants.
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