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Angers (French: ⓘ, UK: / ˈ ɒ̃ ʒ eɪ /, US: / ɒ̃ ˈ ʒ eɪ, ˈ æ n dʒ ər z /; [4] [5] [6]) 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 .
1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali. [25] 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded. [27] 1982 Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region. Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed. Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy. [25] 1983 – Centre de congrès d'Angers (assembly hall) built. 1985 – Parc des expositions d'Angers developed.
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, west France, standing on the Boulevard Résistance et Déportation. It has been included on the Inventaire général des monuments by the French Ministry of Culture since 1981.
The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Angers. It is located in the Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération d'Angers Loire Métropole. [1]
The Château d'Angers is a castle in the city of Angers in the Loire Valley, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, in France. Founded in the 9th century by the Counts of Anjou, it was expanded to its current size in the 13th century. It is located overhanging the River Maine. It is a listed historical monument since 1875. [1]
The Diocese of Angers (Latin: Dioecesis Andegavensis; French: Diocèse d'Angers) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The episcopal see is located in Angers Cathedral in the city of Angers. The diocese extends over the entire department of Maine-et-Loire.
The University of Angers is situated on 3 campuses in various parts of Angers (Belle-Beille, Santé, and Saint-Serge), as well as campuses in Cholet and Saumur. [11] There are 2 university libraries, available on the Saint-Serge and Belle-Beille campuses. [12]
From the point of view of purely judicial administration, Anjou was subject to the parlement of Paris; Angers was the seat of a presidial court, of which the jurisdiction comprised the sénéchaussées of Angers, Saumur, Beaugé, Beaufort and the duchy of Richelieu; there were besides presidial courts at Château-Gontier and La Flèche. When ...