Bike rental Anjou Bike Center, in the nearby riverside hamlet of Blaison-Gohier (tel 02.41.57.10.52, www.anjou-bike-center.com ); the industrious owners rent bikes, organize trips and run a bed and breakfast.

Boat rental Anjou Plaisance, rue de l'Écluse, Grez-Neuville (tel 02.41.95.68.95), and Maine-Anjou-Rivières, Le Moulin, Chenillé-Changé (tel 02.41.95.10.83), rent out boats of all kinds for exploring the Oudon, Mayenne and Sarthe rivers.

Car rental Anjou Location Auto, 32 rue Denis-Papin (tel 02.41.88.07.53); Europcar, 26 bd du Général-de-Gaulle (tel 02.41.87.87.10); Hertz, 14 rue Denis-Papin (tel 02.41.88.15.16).

Emergencies tel 15; Centre Hospitalier, 1 av de l'Hôtel-Dieu (tel 02.41.35.36.37); for late-night pharmacies, phone the police on tel 02.41.47.75.22.

Festivals During July and Aug, jazz and Latin-American music concerts are held in the Cloître Toussaint (programme details from tourist office). The Festival d'Anjou is a prestigious theatre festival using châteaux throughout the Maine-et-Loire département as venues in July (details on tel 02.41.88.14.14). There is also the World Folklore Festival (1-6 Sept) with acts from all over the globe; tel 02.41.87.28.28.

Laundries 17 rue Marceau; 25 place Grégoire-Bordillon; 15 rue Plantagênet; 5 place de la Visitation.

Market There are a number of markets Tues-Sat throughout the city including a large one held on place Grégoire-Bordillon on Sat.

Police 15 rue Dupetit-Thouars (tel 02.41.47.75.22).

Poste restante 1 rue Franklin-Roosevelt, 49052 Angers (tel 02.41.87.28.28).

Taxis Allo Anjou Taxi (tel 02.41.87.65.00).