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Angers (äNzhā`), city (1990 pop. 146,163), capital of Maine-et-Loire dept., W France, in Anjou, on the Maine River. A business and trade center, it is known for its wine and the famous Cointreau liqueur. It also has glassworks, printing plants, and factories making electronic and photographic equipment, textiles, food, paper products, and tiles. On its outskirts are the largest slate quarries in France. Of pre-Roman origin, Angers became the seat (870–1204) of the powerful counts of Anjou Anjou (äNzh ..... Click the link for more information. and the historic capital of the province. There is a fine cathedral (12th–13th cent.) and a museum containing 14th-century tapestries and a large collection of the sculpture of David d'Angers. The 13th-century castle was among the buildings damaged in World War II. Schools of fine arts and medicine are located there. Angers a city in W France, on the River Maine. Pop.: 151 279 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From his work at the National Institute of Agronomical Research
near Angers, France, Gerard Barbeau concludes that wines made from the
same kind of grapes, grown in the same region using identical practices
but in slightly different terroir, harvested at exactly the same time,
and made into wine in exactly the same ways, still can be remarkably
different. From 1981 to 1983 she was the artistic director of the Centre
National de Danse Contemporaine in Angers, France, and then taught at
the London Contemporary Dance School from 1984 to 1987. VILLEURBANNE, France -- Moldflow Corporation (NASDAQ:MFLO), the
leading global provider of design through manufacturing solutions for
the plastics injection molding industry, today announced that ACTECH, a
research consulting firm based in Angers, France, recently invested in
Moldflow Plastics Insight[R] (MPI[R]). |
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