Angers Loire Métropole
Angers Loire Métropole | |
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Location within the Maine-et-Loire department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| No. of communes | 29 |
| Established | 2016 |
| Seat | Angers |
| Government | |
| • President | Christophe Béchu |
Area | 667 km2 (258 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 299,476 |
| • Density | 449/km2 (1,160/sq mi) |
| Website | Angers Loire Métropole Angers Developpement |
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The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Angers. It is located in the Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération 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.