Anjou
Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒu]) is a former county (in the sense of being ruled by a count, from c. 880), duchy (1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France.
Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. It is approx. 175 miles (280 km) from Paris. It had a population of 2,656 according to 2006 statistics.
Population: 2,651
Latitude: 47° 40' 53.22" N
Longitude: 0° 29' 11.47" E
Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒu]) is a former county (in the sense of being ruled by a count, from c. 880), duchy (1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France.
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, was expanded to its current size in the 13th century. It is located overh…
Angers Bridge, also called the Basse-Chaîne Bridge, was a suspension bridge over the Maine River in Angers, France.
The Saint Maurice Cathedral of Angers (French: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers), in the city of Angers, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers in France.
Château du Plessis-Bourré is a château in the Loire Valley in France, situated in the commune of Écuillé in the Maine-et-Loire department. Built in less than 5 years from 1468 to 1472 by Finance Minister Jean Bourré, the principal advisor to King Lo…
Angers – Loire Airport (French: Aéroport de Angers – Loire, IATA: ANE, ICAO: LFJR) is an airport located in Marcé, 20 kilometres (11 nautical miles) northeast of Angers, both communes of the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region o…
The Loir is a river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe River. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir département, north of Illiers-Combray.
Muséum d’histoire naturelle d’Angers is a French natural history museum in the Hôtel Demarie-Valentin, (dating from 1521) in Angers. It contains 100,000 specimens and documents, including 2,500 birds, 20,000 molluscs, and 50,000 fossils.
Terra Botanica is an amusement and botanical park in Angers.
St. Cecilia's Abbey, Solesmes (Abbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes) is a Benedictine nunnery founded in 1866 by Dom Prosper Guéranger, the restorer of Benedictine life in France after the destruction of the revolution.
The Sarthe is a river in western France.
The Mayenne is a river in western France principally located in the French region Pays de la Loire.
The Communauté d'agglomération d'Angers Loire Métropole is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Angers and some of its suburbs.
Jean-Bouin Stadium is a football stadium in Angers, France. It is the home ground of Angers SCO.
The Jardin des Plantes d'Angers (4 hectares) is a municipal park and botanical garden located on Place Pierre Mendès France, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.
The Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (8000 m²) is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Angers.