Anjou
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Summary
Anjou is a historical province of France[1]. Anjou draws 2,410 Wikipedia views per month (historical province of france category, ranking #27 of 26).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Capital: Angers[4]
- Shares border with: province of Brittany[5]
- Part of: Loire Valley[6]
- Commons category: Anjou[7]
- Inception: 1482[8]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1790[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anjou[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Anjou and Maine-et-Loire[11]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[18]
- Native label: Anjou[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Anjou[20]
- Different from: Anju[21]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Anjou[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Anjou include cross of Lorraine[23], a crosses in heraldry[24]; Erdre-en-Anjou[25], a commune of France[26], in France[27], founded in 2015[28]; Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou[29], a commune of France[30], in France[31], founded in 2019[32]; and quai d'Anjou[33], a riverfront[34], in France[35], founded in 1614[36].
Why It Matters
Anjou has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Anjou is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Anjou include cross of Lorraine[23], a crosses in heraldry[24]; Erdre-en-Anjou[25], a commune of France[26], in France[27], founded in 2015[28]; Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou[29], a commune of France[30], in France[31], founded in 2019[32]; and quai d'Anjou[33], a riverfront[34], in France[35], founded in 1614[36].