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![[Flag of Angers]](../images/f/fr-49-ag.gif)
by Ivan Sache
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Angers (ca. 140,000 inhabitants, Angevins) is the préfecture of the departement of Maine-et-Loire, Region Pays de la Loire, and the capital city of the former Duchy of Anjou.
Angers is famous for its fortified castle, built by Blanche de
Castille and his son Louis IX (St. Louis) in 1231. The castle has 17
massive towers of 40-50 m high, and the total length of its walls
exceeds one kilometer. The castle is now a museum and houses
beautiful tapestries from XIVth (Apocalypse tapestry) to XVIth
(Penthesilea tapestry) centuries.
The former St. John hospital houses a collection of modern tapestries
(The Song of the World) by Jean Lurçat (1892-1966).
Ivan Sache, 24 April 2001
The municipal flag is hoisted in front of the City Hall, along with the flags of France, European Union, and Anjou (two rows of flags).
The flag is vertically divided red-blue with the coat of arms of
the city in the middle.
The coat of arms has a red field charged with a vertical silver key,
and a blue chief charged with two golden fleur-de-lys.
On the flag, there is a white fimbriation around the coat of arms.
The shade of the field of the coat of arms is slightly lighter than
the shade of the red half of the flag.
Municipal privilege and chief of France for the blason were given to the city by King Louis XI, nephew of René, last Duke of Anjou.
The image shown above was made using the municipal blason from the GASO website. On the real flags, the key looks slightly different, with three 'teeth' instead of two and a heart-shaped base.
Ivan Sache, 24 April 2001
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