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Angers & Plants + + d’angers DU CHATEAU léonard de serres / ville d’angers/ PHOTO + + ANGERS & PLANTS A SECTOR OF EXCELLENCE + AN EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE + + + + be connected to plants ANGERS, CAPITAL OF PLANTS! It is with pleasure and pride that we offer you this panorama of the organizations and projects that make up the excellence of the Angevin plant sector, in terms of economic and territorial development. The roots of the plant sector in Angers are ancient and deeply rooted in the history of our territory. The national rankings attest to the quality of this unique heritage and the actions taken in favour of its preservation. As the first beneficiaries of this exceptional living environment, the inhabitants are its best ambassadors; but, of course, the Angevin plant sector is also and above all else + the strength of a world-renowned sector, with the presence of key players and key moments that cannot be ignored. This ecosystem, which is conducive to innovation, + enables in particular Angers to accelerate its ambitious ecological transition process, with environment, energy, food, economy etc., the challenges of tomorrow’s world, + being already at the heart of our concerns. + Eco-neighbourhoods, urban renewal, soft mobility etc., are examples of how Angers is developing in a balanced way to best welcome companies, students and residents who, for their future, choose this quality of life. Christophe BÉCHU Yves GIDOIN President of ANGERS LOIRE METROPOLE President of ALDEV + SUMMARY HERE IS ANGERS ..................................................................................................................... p. 5 + KEY FACTS & FIGURES .........................................................................................................p. 6 THE ROOTS OF THE ANGEVIN PLANT SECTOR ..............................................p. 8 + SECTOR OF EXCELLENCE, A UNIQUE CONCENTRATION OF PLAYERS IN EUROPE ..........................p. 9 + Angers, THE reference territory ...................................................................................p. 9 Training, Research, Innovation ...................................................................................p. 10 Companies, Production, Jobs ................................................................................... p. 15 Focus on the Angers Loire Métropole territory ......................................... p. 17 AN EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE, TOP OF THE NATIONAL LIST OF GREEN CITIES AND FOR QUALITY OF LIFE .............................................. p. 19 Integrating nature into the urban environment .....................................p. 19 Raising awareness among inhabitants and tourists ...........................p. 22 USEFUL LINKS ........................................................................................................................... p. 27 Production: aldev | 3rd edition: april 2021 Composition : Nosoda | Printed by: Angers Loire Métropole - Ville d’Angers PHOTOS CREDITS |p.1-2-3 : Léonard de Serres-Ville d’Angers | p.4 : ST-V, Delphine Perrin-Ville d’Angers, Patrice Campion- Ville d’Angers, Léonard De Serres-Ville d’Angers | p.6 : ihc2018.org DR | p.7 : Jean-Luc Gaignard | p.8 : Thierry Bonnet-Ville d’Angers | p.8 : 360images-Ville d’Angers | p.9-11 : Marc Chevallier-SIVAL2020 | p.12-14 : objectifvegetal.univ-angers.fr DR | p.15 : fermedesaintemarthe.com DR | p. 17 : AURA | p.18 : ALDEV | p.19 : observatoirevillesvertes.fr DR | p.20 : Icoptair-Ville d’Angers | p. 21 : Lydia Foucher-Direction Parcs Jardins Paysages-Ville d’Angers | p. 22 : Fabien Tijou-Ville d’Angers | p.23 : Christophe Martin- Ville d’Angers | p. 24 : Clément Quentin-Ville d’Angers | p.25 : Corine Amigouët-Maison de l’environnement -Ville d’Angers, Jérémy Fiori-Ville d’Angers | p.26 : Thierry Bonnet- Ville d’Angers, Groupe ZUR-DR | p.28 : Thierry Bonnet-Ville d’Angers 2 3 édito EASILY ACCESSIBLE… HERE IS ANGERS COMING TO ANGERS: AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE AREA + + By car: Nantes and Le Mans 1 hour, Rennes 1 hour 40 / motorway junction / Beaches 1 hour 30 + Direct high-speed train (TGV): Paris 1 hour 30 / Charles-de-Gaulle airport 2 hours 20 / Nantes 35 min / direct trains for Lille, Brussels, Lyon… + + By plane: business and seasonal flights from Angers Loire Airport INVESTING IN ANGERS: AN ATTRACTIVE AREA + + Strategic sectors: plants / digital & electronics industry / health & ATTRACTIVE… silver economy / tourism… + + International influence: Végépolys Valley – international plant cluster / international oriented companies + Emerging business quarters: cours Saint-Laud, quai Saint-Serge STUDYING IN ANGERS: AN AMBITIOUS AREA + 43 000 students, including 10 % from abroad: 4 university campuses / CHARMING… several higher education establishments + Valuable and diverse training offers: n°1 best French city (L’Étudiant, 2019-2020), in particular regarding centres of excellence + + Student’s quality of life: n°1 best French city to live and study in + (Le Figaro Étudiant, 2020) VISITING ANGERS: A WELCOMING AREA + + Plant & wine tourism: Terra Botanica / visits and sightseeing + tours / winery visits / Loire valley wine Routes / “Vignobles et découvertes” label AMBITIOUS… + Historic and natural heritage: Châteaux / Val de Loire (UNESCO World Heritage) / “City of art and history” label / exceptional natural spaces + Arts & Culture: performances / modern music / opera / cinemas / festivals / museums / libraries … + + LIVING IN ANGERS: A CHARMING AREA + Urban area of 420 000 inhabitants: 48 % of Angevins aged under 30 + + Lifestyle: 2nd place best city in France to live in (L’Express, 2020) / top of the list of green cities (Observatoire des villes vertes, 2014-2017-2020) + A constantly changing city: urban developments for an even + higher quality of life WELCOMING… 5 KEY FACTS & FIGURES Excellence in the field of plants dates back many centuries! Even today Angers is still the place where students and professionals come to keep on developing this cutting edge industry. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE + Végépolys Valley, international plant cluster: more than 500 members and 750 innovative projects since 2005 + Plante&Cité, national technical centre for parks and landscaping: 600 members, 30 studies and experimental programmes per year + Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO):the European Union agency dedicated to the management of the EU plant variety rights system Hydrangea hybridisation + World-class international trade fair for plant production (SIVAL): more than 30 editions, 700 exhibitors and 26 000 visitors in 2020 + 31st international horticultural congress in 2022: 3 500 professionals from around the world are expected to attend, with the theme being “Horticulture for a world in TRAINING AND RESEARCH DEDICATED TO PLANTS transition” st + Leading European area for the production and sale of hydrangeas: 6 million plants + 1 training centre in France dedicated to the plant sector (100 training every year, 80 % of which are for export courses); including 3 000 students in 50 higher education courses (post “Baccalauréat”) + Seed production places Maine-et-Loire among world leaders, ornamental st horticulture and nurseries in 1st position nationally, arboriculture in 3rd position + 1 national horticultural research centre with 450 experts involved in nationally, viticulture with its “Protected Designation of Origin” is world-renowned plant technology: researchers, university lecturer-researchers, engineers and technicians In 2022, Angers will host the international + The Campus du Végétal, a geographic and partnership-based dynamic horticultural congress sector + 8 400 m² of laboratories and offices at the Maison de la Recherche “GREENEST CITY IN FRANCE” (2014, 2017, 2020) & “GOLDEN FLOWER” TROPHY (2016) + 100 m² of green space per inhabitant (national raverage: 51 m²) + 100 % of inhabitants are located within less than 500 m from a park, garden, or square SHARING AND APPRECIATING PLANTS + Terra Botanica, 1st European theme park dedicated to plants, more than 500 000 plants and 5 000 species + The Gaston-Allard Arboretum preserves 350 000 samples in the great herbarium retracing the evolution of French flora 6 7 THE ROOTS OF THE ANGEVIN PLANT SECTOR SECTOR OF EXCELLENCE No other city in France has the same historic, cultural and economic identity! A UNIQUE CONCENTRATION OF PLAYERS IN EUROPE Angers is remarkable due to its abundance of plants and great diversity: from In the Angers region, the networking between players in the plant sector the traditional to the innovative, from the urban to the natural. is remarkable. It fosters encounters, innovation, cooperation, visibility and dynamism. AT THE SOURCE OF THIS ANGEVIN ECOSYSTEM DEDICATED TO PLANTS: A GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL ANCHORAGE ANGERS, THE REFERENCE TERRITORY + The right geography: a temperate oceanic climate and VÉGÉPOLYS VALLEY, PLANTE&CITÉ: presence of good quality water and soil have generated a very WORLDWIDE ORIENTED NATIONAL NETWORKS broad range of plant life Two structures located at the crossroads of research, training, experimentation, knowledge transfer and innovation + Iconic personalities punctuate the history of Angers: th • 13 century: the gardeners of the castles were already + Végépolys Valley, international plant cluster practising plant breeding • Gives life to innovations that will make the green world of tomorrow, • 15th century: King René introduced certain plants in Anjou through more competitive and better quality farming, which is respectful • 19th century: The peddler-florists of Oisans settled as to
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