The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole is the ''

communauté urbaine (; French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (). A is composed of a city ( commune) and its independent suburbs (independent communes). The first communautés urba ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

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Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

. 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, Indr ...

department, in the

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, western

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

Communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...

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

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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 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of F ...

# Béhuard # Bouchemaine # Briollay # Cantenay-Épinard #

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 176 communes of the Mai ...

# Écuillé #

Feneu Feneu () 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 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France Franc ...

# Loire-Authion #

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

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 176 communes of the ...

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 176 communes of the Mai ...

# Le Plessis-Grammoire #

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 Ge ...

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 p ...

Saint-Clément-de-la-Place Saint-Clément-de-la-Place () 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 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department ...

Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire (, literally ''Saint-Gemmes on Loire'') 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 176 communes ...

# Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie #

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 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France France, offici ...

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 ...

# Soulaines-sur-Aubance # 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 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France F ...

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 Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

Angers States and territories established in 2016

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