Etymology
The city is first mentioned by Ptolemy around AD 150 in his Geography. It was then known as Juliomagus (Greek: Ιουλιομαγος, Iouliomagos), a name by which it also appears in th

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Location
Angers in located at the geographical center of the Maine-et-Loire department, on the road which connects Paris to the Atlantic ocean.

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Prehistory and antiquity
The first sign of human presence in Angers dates back to around 400,000 BC. Vestiges from the

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In 2017, Angers had 152,960 inhabitants, 1.2% more than ten years before. It is the 18th most populated commune in France. Censuses have been conducted since 1793.
In 2017, the urban area (unité urbaine), which encompasses

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The early prosperity of the town was largely due to the nearby quarries of slate, whose abundant use for the roofs of Angers led to its sobriquet as the "Black City". In the mid-19th

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The Hôtel-Dieu, founded in the 12th century, is one of the oldest hospitals in France. First located in the Hospice Saint-Jean, it moved into new

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Angers received its communal charter from Louis XI of France in February 1475, but free elections for the mayor and aldermen were not guaranteed before 1484, following a decision by Charles VIII. Since then, 75 successive mayors have governed Angers.

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