In figures
A few big numbers that sum up Angers and the local region in a nutshell.
> Population
- Great West [France]: 10 million inhabitants (Loire Valley, Normandy and Brittany)
- Pays de la Loire Region: 3.66 million inhabitants (800 000 more inhabitants by 2040)
- The Maine-et-Loire Department: 800 000 inhabitants (160 000 more inhabitants by 2040)
- Angers Urban area: 407 295 inhabitants (22nd largest in France)
- Angers Loire Métropole Urban Community (30 towns & villages): 272 124 inhabitants
- Angers: 151 056 inhabitants (19th largest town in France)
- 47% of Angers’s population is aged under 30
> Jobs/Economy
- 14,000 businesses in Angers Loire Métropole
- 142,000 jobs in Angers Loire Métropole (17,000 new jobs since 1999)
- Employment by sector: 81.9% business and services (45.8% public administration, education, health, community work. 36.1% retail, transport, other services), 16.6% manufacturing and construction (10.5% manufacturing, 6.1% construction), 1.5% agriculture
- 90,000 private sector jobs
- 25,000 managers and professional occupations
- 1,250 managers in metropolitan services positions
> Higher education and research
- 39,225 students in the region (up from 29,211 in 2001)
- Angers is France’s 5th largest student town (ratio of student population/overall population)
- 10% of students are foreign
- 4,000 people work in higher education including 1,100 lecturers and researchers
- 55 accredited research laboratories
> Retail
- 2,000 retail outlets in Angers Loire Métropole
- 1,000 retail outlets in Angers town centre
- 500,000 m² of retail space in Angers Loire Métropole
- 60,000 m² of retail space in Angers town centre
- 10,000 jobs
> Travel infrastructure
- 3 motorways intersect in Angers: A11 (Paris-Nantes), A85 (Angers-Vierzon) and A87 (Angers-La Roche-sur-Yon)
- 90 min to Paris by TGV
- 35 min to Nantes by TGV
- 2 hrs 20 min to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport by direct TGV
- 1 hour flight to London City airport from Angers Loire airport
> Population
- Great West [France]: 10 million inhabitants (Loire Valley, Normandy and Brittany)
- Pays de la Loire Region: 3.66 million inhabitants (800 000 more inhabitants by 2040)
- The Maine-et-Loire Department: 800 000 inhabitants (160 000 more inhabitants by 2040)
- Angers Urban area: 407 295 inhabitants (22nd largest in France)
- Angers Loire Métropole Urban Community (30 towns & villages): 272 124 inhabitants
- Angers: 151 056 inhabitants (19th largest town in France)
- 47% of Angers’s population is aged under 30
> Jobs/Economy
- 14,000 businesses in Angers Loire Métropole
- 142,000 jobs in Angers Loire Métropole (17,000 new jobs since 1999)
- Employment by sector: 81.9% business and services (45.8% public administration, education, health, community work. 36.1% retail, transport, other services), 16.6% manufacturing and construction (10.5% manufacturing, 6.1% construction), 1.5% agriculture
- 90,000 private sector jobs
- 25,000 managers and professional occupations
- 1,250 managers in metropolitan services positions
> Higher education and research
- 39,225 students in the region (up from 29,211 in 2001)
- Angers is France’s 5th largest student town (ratio of student population/overall population)
- 10% of students are foreign
- 4,000 people work in higher education including 1,100 lecturers and researchers
- 55 accredited research laboratories
> Retail
- 2,000 retail outlets in Angers Loire Métropole
- 1,000 retail outlets in Angers town centre
- 500,000 m² of retail space in Angers Loire Métropole
- 60,000 m² of retail space in Angers town centre
- 10,000 jobs
> Travel infrastructure
- 3 motorways intersect in Angers: A11 (Paris-Nantes), A85 (Angers-Vierzon) and A87 (Angers-La Roche-sur-Yon)
- 90 min to Paris by TGV
- 35 min to Nantes by TGV
- 2 hrs 20 min to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport by direct TGV
- 1 hour flight to London City airport from Angers Loire airport