Place details
Place nameAnjou
Other namesAndegavensis ager, Andegavorum, Andegovinorum comit.
CountryFrance
Latitude47.483
Longitude-0.533
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Former countship in W France; now comprises department of Maine-et-Loire & parts of Mayenne, Sarthe & Indre-et-Loire; became a countship under Fulk I in 929 AD; taken from John of England by Philip Augustus of France 1196-1214; went to French crown 1481.