Angers - traducción al francés
![The ''Logis Barrault'', where the [[Edict of Nantes]] was prepared](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angers - Logis Barrault (2).jpg?width=200 "The ''Logis Barrault'', where the [[Edict of Nantes]] was prepared")
.jpg?width=200 "The court of appeal in the ''Jardin du Mail''")
![castle]] and the medieval town on the right bank and La Doutre and its river port on the left bank](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angers vers 1850.jpg?width=200 "castle]] and the medieval town on the right bank and La Doutre and its river port on the left bank")
![cathedral]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Angers vue generale.jpg?width=200 "cathedral]]")
![A model of a sword from the [[Bronze Age]] discovered in the 2000s in the Maine riverbed](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brozen Sword.jpg?width=200 "A model of a sword from the [[Bronze Age]] discovered in the 2000s in the Maine riverbed")
![One of the [[cahiers de doléances]] written in Angers in 1789](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cahier Angers.jpg?width=200 "One of the [[cahiers de doléances]] written in Angers in 1789")
![[[Arts et Métiers ParisTech]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ENSAM, Angers.jpg?width=200 "[[Arts et Métiers ParisTech]]")
![1900 Exposition Universelle]] in [[Paris]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fontaine du Mail zoomed - Angers - 20080803.JPG?width=200 "1900 Exposition Universelle]] in [[Paris]]")
![Henry II Plantagenêt]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hopital-St-Jean-Angers.jpg?width=200 "Henry II Plantagenêt]]")
![René of Naples and Anjou]], nicknamed ''Good King René'', and his second wife, [[Jeanne de Laval]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King Rene and Jeanne de Lavalle. Louvre.jpg?width=200 "René of Naples and Anjou]], nicknamed ''Good King René'', and his second wife, [[Jeanne de Laval]]")
![A bottle of [[Cointreau]], a liqueur produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, near Angers, since 1849](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Liqueur cointreau.jpg?width=200 "A bottle of [[Cointreau]], a liqueur produced in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou, near Angers, since 1849")
![castle]], seat of the [[Plantagenêt]] dynasty](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Loire Maine Angers2 tango7174.jpg?width=200 "castle]], seat of the [[Plantagenêt]] dynasty")
.jpg?width=200 "The ''Pont de Segré'', a truss railroad bridge built on the Maine during the second half of the 19th century")
![The ''[[Apocalypse Tapestry]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tapisserie de l'apocalypse.jpg?width=200 "The ''[[Apocalypse Tapestry]]''")
![Raymond Kopa Stadium]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tribune et supporters JB.jpg?width=200 "Raymond Kopa Stadium]]")
.jpg?width=200 "The ''Tour des Anglais'', a remaining part of the medieval city walls")
.jpg?width=200 "A department store on a 19th-century street")
![[[Terra Botanica]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Terra Botanica Angers.JPG?width=200 "[[Terra Botanica]]")
![Abbey of Saint Nicholas (Mother-House of [[Good Shepherd Sisters]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abbaye st Nicolas d'Angers.jpg?width=200 "Abbey of Saint Nicholas (Mother-House of [[Good Shepherd Sisters]])")
.JPG?width=200 "The bridges over Maine (view from the Angers Castle)")
![''Les Génies des Arts'' by [[François Boucher]], at the Musée des Beaux-Arts](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Genies.jpg?width=200 "''Les Génies des Arts'' by [[François Boucher]], at the Musée des Beaux-Arts")
.JPG?width=200 "Musée Jean-Lurçat")
.jpg?width=200 "Galerie David d'Angers")
Wikipedia
Angers (UK: , US: , French: [ɑ̃ʒe] (listen)) 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) 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). 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.
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. 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.
