Editing Angers (section)

=== Nicknames ===

Angers was traditionally known as the "Black City" ({{lang|fr|la Ville Noire}}) because many roofs were built of [[slate]], due to the quarry in neighbouring [[Trélazé]]. These have become less common since the development of the city in the 19th century.{{sfnp|EB|1878}}
The city has also been known as:

* "The [[Athens]] of the West" ({{lang|fr|Athènes de l'Ouest}}), a name borne since the 19th century from the development of its university<ref>{{Cite web |title=City official website |url=http://www.angers.fr/decouvrir-angers/en-histoire/chroniques-historiques/pour-s-informer/le-grand-cercle-du-boulevard/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125014025/http://www.angers.fr/decouvrir-angers/en-histoire/chroniques-historiques/pour-s-informer/le-grand-cercle-du-boulevard/ |archive-date=25 November 2008}}</ref>
* "The City of Flowers" ({{lang|fr|Ville des fleurs}}), a name from the [[Second French Empire|Second Empire]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jacques Maillard |title=Angers, XXe siecle |year=2000 |isbn=2-85575-070-9 |editor-last=éd. Ville d'Angers |location=Angers |page=125}}</ref>
* "Green City" ({{lang|fr|Ville verte}}), in reference to its numerous parks and important horticultural industry
* "Angers the White" ({{lang|fr|Angers la Blanche}}), from its modern [[tufa]] façades and with ironic reference to its former name<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laissez-vous conter Angers |url=http://www.vpah.culture.fr/vpah/loire/angers-vi.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516213538/http://www.vpah.culture.fr/vpah/loire/angers-vi.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |access-date=1 August 2012 |website=vpah.culture}}</ref>