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Angers

It 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.
CLIMATE
Angers has an oceanic climate, with moderate rain year-round. Winters have scarce frosts and snowfalls, and summers are warm and sunny.

Annual precipitation, lower than the national average, is spread over 111 days
–15.4°C and +40.7°C.

ACCESS

From Paris, the simplest route is to take a train from Gare Montparnasse (travel time: 1 and a half hours by TGV, the high-speed train). There are also direct TGVs to Angers from the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport: https://www.oui.sncf/
  • Area
42,71 km2
  • Altitude
Min. 12m /Max. 64m
  • Population
155 876 habitants
  • Average living expenses
1,295€/month
  • Average monthly rent
645€/month
11th (OUT OF 44) FRENCH UNIVERSITY TOWNS WHERE IT’S GREAT TO LIVE AND STUDY

TRANSPORTATION

For getting around the city and surrounding area, the public transport system with buses and tramway has day, and some night, services with reduced youth fares: https://www.irigo.fr

For travel within the region:

take regional trains:

https://www.irigo.fr
Student fees: 30€/month

ATTRACTIONS

  • Place du Ralliement
  • The Angers Castle, the city’s fortress
  • Saint-Maurice cathedral from the 12th and 13th centuries
  • The Adam House
  • The Museum of Natural Sciences in the city center
  • The Fine Arts Museum
  • The David of Angers gallery
  • The Balzac Park

For more information, consult the Angers Tourist Office website:
https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/

IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS

JANUARY
  • Premier Plans Festival, a festival of European first time films, meetings with movie directors.
FEBRUARY
  • Operation Made in Angers, visits to Angers companies and artisans to discover their business worlds.
MARCH
  • Festival Spectacurieux, festival of university arts.
APRIL
  • Printemps des Orgues, an organ festival for young players (reduced rates).

IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS

MAY
  • Angers Fête l’Europe, concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and films to discover European culture.
JUNE
  • Fête de la Musique: Music everywhere in town (free concerts).
  • The Fête du Vélo en Anjou, a bicycle festival to discover the Loire River along an original and fleeting bike trail that’s 120 kilometers long.
  • Festival d’Anjou, theatre festival.
JULY – AUGUST
  • The Angers Summer Festival, in the Toussaint Abbey cloister, evenings of music from around the world (reduced rates).
  • Tempo2Rives, music festival on the banks of the Maine river and in museum gardens.
SEPTEMBER
  • Campus Day, a meet-and-greet organized by Université d’Angers, which closes with a concert and is open to all the students in the city.
  • European Researchers Night: Researchers meet the general public.
  • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits of cultural sites.
  • The Accroche-Coeurs, a street arts festival which is part of a sustainable development approach.

OCTOBER

  • Fête de la science, in the Université d’Angers labs and in the Angers Villages des sciences.
  • Erasmus Days, a Europe-wide party you won’t want to miss.
DECEMBER
  • Angers Graphic Book Festival, an occasion to meet important authors of French and foreign comicbooks.

Learn more:

https://www.tourisme.destination-angers.com/