Angers Loire Métropole
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 km. Its population was 299,476 in 2018, of which 154,508 in Angers proper. Composition. The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole gathers 29 communes: