Angers
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 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 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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3441by Cossart, Etienne, Mercier, Denis, Coquin, Julien, Decaulne, Armelle, Feuillet, Thierry, Jónsson, Helgi Páll, Sæmundsson, ÞorsteinnContributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École Pratique des...”
Published in Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography (2017)
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3442by Cossart, Etienne, Mercier, Denis, Coquin, Julien, Decaulne, Armelle, Feuillet, Thierry, Jónsson, Helgi Páll, Sæmundsson, ÞorsteinnContributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École Pratique des...”
Published in Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography (2017)
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3443by Baltzer, A., Walter-Simonnet, A.V., Mokeddem, Z., Tessier, Bernadette, Goubert, Evelyne, Cassen, Serge, Diffo, A.Contributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École Pratique des...”
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3444by Teichert, Nils, Lizé, Anne, Cabral, Henrique, Acou, Anthony, Trancart, Thomas, Virag, Laure-Sarah, Feunteun, Eric, Carpentier, AlexandreContributors: “..., l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Office français de la biodiversité (OFB)-Institut Agro Rennes Angers...”
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3445by Baltzer, A., Walter-Simonnet, A.V., Mokeddem, Z., Tessier, Bernadette, Goubert, Evelyne, Cassen, Serge, Diffo, A.Contributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École Pratique des...”
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3446by Meilland, Julie, Howa, Hélène, Lo Monaco, Claire, Schiebel, RalfContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)...”
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3447by Baltzer, A., Walter-Simonnet, A.V., Mokeddem, Z., Tessier, Bernadette, Goubert, Evelyne, Cassen, Serge, Diffo, A.Contributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École Pratique des...”
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3448by Toucanne, S., Zaragosi, S., Bourillet, J.F., Cremer, M., Eynaud, F., van Vliet-Lanoë, Brigitte, Pénaud, Aurélie, Fontanier, C., Turon, J.L., Cortijo, Elsa, Gibbard, P.L.Contributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)-UPRES EA 2644...”
Published in Quaternary Science Reviews (2009)
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3449by Toucanne, S., Zaragosi, S., Bourillet, J.F., Cremer, M., Eynaud, F., van Vliet-Lanoë, Brigitte, Pénaud, Aurélie, Fontanier, C., Turon, J.L., Cortijo, Elsa, Gibbard, P.L.Contributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)-UPRES EA 2644...”
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3450by Toucanne, S., Zaragosi, S., Bourillet, J.F., Cremer, M., Eynaud, F., van Vliet-Lanoë, Brigitte, Pénaud, Aurélie, Fontanier, C., Turon, J.L., Cortijo, Elsa, Gibbard, P.L.Contributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)-UPRES EA 2644...”
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3451by Meilland, Julie, Howa, Hélène, Lo Monaco, Claire, Schiebel, RalfContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)...”
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3452by Meilland, Julie, Howa, Hélène, Lo Monaco, Claire, Schiebel, RalfContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)...”
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3453by Meilland, Julie, Howa, Hélène, Lo Monaco, Claire, Schiebel, RalfContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)...”
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3454by Meilland, Julie, Howa, Hélène, Lo Monaco, Claire, Schiebel, RalfContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)...”
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3455by Chevrier, V.F., Roy, R., Meslin, P.Y., Le Mouélic, S., Mathé, P.E., Rochette, P., Bonello, G.Contributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST)...”
Published in Planetary and Space Science (2020)
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3456by Pierron, F., Bureau Du Colombier, S., Moffett, A., Caron, A., Peluhet, L., Daffe, G., Lambert, Patrick, Elie, Pierre, Labadie, P., Budzinski, H., Dufour, S., Couture, P., Baudrimont, M.Contributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École pratique des...”
Published in Environmental Science & Technology (2014)
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3457by Dufour, S., Bernatchez, L., Baudrimont, M., Baillon, L., Oses, J., Pierron, F., Colombier, S., Caron, A., Normandeau, E., Lambert, Patrick, Couture, P., Labadie, P., Budzinski, H.Contributors: “...Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École pratique des...”
Published in Chemosphere (2015)
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3458by Nehme, C., Todisco, D., Breitenbach, S.F.M., Couchoud, Isabelle, Marchegiano, M., Peral, M., Vonhof, H., Hellstrom, J., Tjallingii, R., Claeys, P., Borrero, L., Martin, F.Contributors: “...)-Institut Agro Rennes Angers...”
Published in Global and Planetary Change (2023)
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3459by Ostanciaux, Emilie, Husson, Laurent, Choblet, Gael, Robin, Cécile, Pedoja, KevinContributors: “...Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST)...”
Published in Earth-Science Reviews (2012)
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3460by Badenhausser, Isabelle, Fourcy, Damien, Bertrand, Mathilde, Pierre, Aurélien, Bonneau, Brigitte, Chapuis, Jean-Louis, Rantier, Yann, Hullé, MauriceContributors: “... l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Rennes Angers...”
Published in Polar Biology (2022)
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