The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole is the ''

communauté urbaine Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city (commune) and its indepen ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

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 prov ...

. It is located in the

Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-e ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, in the

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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, western

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. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous ''

Communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

d'Angers Loire Métropole''. It was expanded with the commune of

Loire-Authion Loire-Authion () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire, Andard, Bauné, La Bohalle, Brain-sur-l'Authion ...

in January 2018. Its area is 666.7 km². Its population was 299,476 in 2018, of which 154,508 in Angers proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022.

Composition

The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole gathers 29

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

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# Avrillé #

Beaucouzé Beaucouzé () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Population Climate See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. ...

# Béhuard #

Bouchemaine Bouchemaine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department References External links Official site
Commun ...

# Briollay #

Cantenay-Épinard Cantenay-Épinard () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes ...

Écouflant Écouflant () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is around 5 km north of Angers. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et ...

# Écuillé #

Feneu Feneu () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

Longuenée-en-Anjou Longuenée-en-Anjou (, literally ''Longuenée in Anjou'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of La Membrolle-sur-Longuenée, La Me ...

Montreuil-Juigné Montreuil-Juigné () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is around north-west of Angers. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Main ...

Mûrs-Erigné Mûrs-Erigné () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It has a population of 5,522 (2017). Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et- ...

Le Plessis-Grammoire Le Plessis-Grammoire () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. ...

Les Ponts-de-Cé Les Ponts-de-Cé () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Les Ponts-de-Cé is a suburb of Angers. History In September 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the routiers of Rodrigo de Villandrando, in the pay of Georg ...

Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou (, literally ''Banks of the Loir in Anjou'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Villevêque (the seat) and Soucelles.

Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou (, literally ''Saint-Barthélemy of Anjou'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is known as the place where Cointreau orange liqueur is produced. Cointreau was invented and previously prod ...

Saint-Clément-de-la-Place Saint-Clément-de-la-Place () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The c ...

Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire (, literally ''Sainte-Gemmes on Loire'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also * Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et- ...

Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The commu ...

Saint-Léger-de-Linières Saint-Léger-de-Linières () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Léger-des-Bois (the seat) and Saint-Jean-de-Linières.

# Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux #

Sarrigné Sarrigné () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate i ...

Savennières Savennières () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It lies near the river Loire south west of Angers and is best known for its production of highly rated white wine. With production predominantly centred on the Ch ...

Soulaines-sur-Aubance Soulaines-sur-Aubance () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The comm ...

# Soulaire-et-Bourg #

Trélazé Trélazé () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The comm ...

Verrières-en-Anjou Verrières-en-Anjou () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou and Pellouailles-les-Vignes.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 prov ...

Angers States and territories established in 2016

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