The Château d'Angers is located near the confluence of the Maine and Loire rivers. Angers is today the capital of the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region; It was the ancient capital of Anjou.
A Neolithic burial reveals that the first signs of human habitation on the rocky promontory overlooking the Maine River date back to 4,000 years before our era. The territory was later occupied by the Gauls and later by the Romans.
