Anjou

Summary

Anjou is a historical province of France^[1]. Anjou has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Anjou is in the country of France^[3].
• Anjou's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].
• Anjou's capital is recorded as Angers^[5].
• Anjou's shares border with is recorded as province of Brittany^[6].
• Anjou is part of Loire Valley^[7].
• Anjou's Commons category is recorded as Anjou^[8].
• 1482 marks the founding of Anjou^[9].
• Anjou was dissolved in 1790^[10].
• Anjou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.466666666667, 'lon': -0.55}^[11].
• Anjou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anjou^[12].
• Anjou's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Anjou and Maine-et-Loire^[13].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[14].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[19].
• Anjou's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[20].
• Anjou's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Anjou'}^[21].
• Anjou's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Anjou^[22].
• Anjou's different from is recorded as Anju^[23].
• Anjou's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Anjou^[24].

Body

Geography

Anjou is in the country of France^[3]. Anjou is part of Loire Valley^[7].

Designation and Status

Anjou's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].

History and Context

1482 marks the founding of Anjou^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Anjou include cross of Lorraine^[25], a crosses in heraldry^[26]; Erdre-en-Anjou^[27], a commune of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 2015^[30]; Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou^[31], a commune of France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 2019^[34]; and quai d'Anjou^[35], a riverfront^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1614^[38].

Why It Matters

Anjou has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Anjou is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Anjou include cross of Lorraine^[25], a crosses in heraldry^[26]; Erdre-en-Anjou^[27], a commune of France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 2015^[30]; Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou^[31], a commune of France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 2019^[34]; and quai d'Anjou^[35], a riverfront^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1614^[38].