Angers

Angers is a city of 148 thousand¹ located along the Maine River,² in the Maine-et-Loire Department of the Pays de la Loire Region of France. It is within the UNESCO World Heritage Site covering a stretch of the Loire Valley, its agricultural and culture, including châteaux such as the one here. The valley is also a tourist attraction.³ The tallest building is for public housing: the Chaptal Tour (tower, 14 stories, 1962).⁴

External references

Overview of the château at Angers, Maine-et-Loire Department, Pays de la Loire Region, France

Footnotes

1. Figure for 2010 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20,000_inhabitants, accessed 2/7/2015.
2. The Maine flows into the Loire.
3. http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-france/, accessed 2/9/2015.
4. Emporis.com, accessed 4/9/2015.