Pays de la Loire · France
Angers travel guide
Angers is a city in Pays de la Loire, France, home to about 159,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- NTE87 km · Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Language
- French
About
About Angers
Located in the French region which was known as Anjou in the Middle Ages, today Angers is a bustling French city, home to around 150,000 people in the city and roughly 270,000 people in the greater metropolitan area. It's a place with great appeal to historians and travellers interested in discovering France's rich medieval history.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Angers
See
- Angers castle
- Apocalypse Tapestry
- Jardin du Mail
- Jardin des Plantes
- Angers Cathedral
- Castle of Brissac
- Castle of Serrant
- Jean Lurçat and Contemporary Tapestry Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Pincé Museum
- David d'Angers Gallery
- Espace Air Passion
Do
- Gliding Club
- Sailing Club
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Where to stay
Which part of Angers to stay in
There is a campsite called Ile du Chateau to the south of the town near the river and for the camper-vanner there is an Aire de Camping-cars.
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When to go
The best time to visit Angers
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Angers are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 87 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Angers: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF, 97 km) and Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS, 110 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Like most French cities Angers can be easily accessed by motorway. The A11 connects Angers to the French capital Paris and nearby Le Mans. By car Angers lies roughly 295 km west of Paris and 95 km west of Le Mans. Angers is also close to Nantes, Tours and Rennes, all of which are connected to Angers by motorway. Many of the motorways charge a toll which can vary from €2 up to €25. TGV offers frequent rail-links between Angers and many of France's major towns and cities. The trains are generally of a very high quality, offer very comfortable seating and have suitable storage spaces for luggage.
Getting around
Due to the plan "vigipirate", the national anti-terrorism policy, all luggage storage services around the train and bus station have been suspended. Public buses are widely available in Angers. Whether you arrive by train or bus, your arrival point in Angers will be at the Angers-Saint-Laud train station, where local buses (and tramways) run frequently, connecting you to the city centre. Tickets cost €1.60 for a 1-hour unlimited ticket (€14 for 10 tickets), or €4.50 for a whole-day pass (Dec 2023), and these can be bought from vending machines at tram stations, or from some shops.
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NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport
TUF · Tours Val de Loire Airport
RNS · Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Angers
Drink
Since Angers is a university town, there are a lot of bars thronged by young people. Passing via the chateau during night one can see groups of young students going to bars. Soft and Bolero are few notable ones and popular among students community.
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Questions
Angers: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Angers?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Angers are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 87 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Angers?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), about 87 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF, 97 km) and Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS, 110 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Angers?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Angers
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.