Angers (FR)

Angers ([ɑ̃ʒe]) is a city (151,229 inhabitants in 2016) in western France. It is chef-lieu of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. 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. The Angers metropolitan area is a major economic centre in western France, particularly active in industry, horticulture, and tourism.

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