Angers
Sign in to savethumb|right|The Maine (river)|Maine, the castle, and the spires of the cathedral Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about 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.
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Angers is a city in western France located about southwest of Paris, serving as the administrative center of the Maine-et-Loire department. It was historically significant as the capital of the Anjou province until the French Revolution, and its residents are known as Angevins.
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thumb|right|The Maine (river)|Maine, the castle, and the spires of the cathedral Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about 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 and has a population of 157,555 inhabitants, while around 443,900 live in its metropolitan area (''aire d'attraction''). The Angers Loire Métropole is made up of 29 communes covering with 308,800 inhabitants (2022). 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.