Angers, Pays de la Loire

The flag of Angers
Daryl, with Isabelle, Laurent and Sylvie at the entrance to Angers
La Place du Ralliement
Angers, Pays de la Loire
Type	Town
State	Pays de la Loire
Status	Overrun and Partially Active
Real-world Counterpart/Filming Location	Angers
Appearances
Seen in Series	Daryl Series
Issue/Episode	"Paris Sera Toujours Paris"

Angers, Pays de la Loire is a location in France appearing in AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.

Pre-Apocalypse

For centuries, Angers was an important stronghold in northwestern France. It was the cradle of the Plantagenet dynasty and became one of the intellectual centers of Europe during the reign of René of Anjou. Angers developed at the confluence of three rivers, the Mayenne, the Sarthe, and the Loir, all coming from the north and flowing south to the Loire. Their confluence, just north of Angers, creates the Maine, a short but wide river that flows into the Loire several kilometres south. The town was considered one of the "good and principal cities of the kingdom" in 1538. Before the outbreak, Angers was one of the most important cities in its region, (along with Nantes, etc..) with more than 147,571 inhabitants in 2010.

Post-Apocalypse

Angers fell at some point during the outbreak, becoming overrun by walkers. However, the Conductor was able to live in an abandoned theater in the town for years.

Season 1

"Alouette"

Over Daryl's objections, Isabelle decides to head for Angers and a radio there instead of going straight to Paris.

"Paris Sera Toujours Paris"

Daryl's group arrives in Angers where Isabelle tells Daryl they can radio for directions on where they should head next. Stopping in front of a theater, Daryl leaves the reins with Laurent and a rifle with Sylvie to protect the horse.

Inside, Isabelle explains that her contact in Angers is a musician who has been living in this theater for years. The Conductor joins them, revealing that he speaks English, and leads them to his radio which has some parts missing. The Conductor explains that he used some parts for amplification. The Conductor puts on a record, and he leads Daryl and Isabelle into the main part of the theater where he excitedly conducts an orchestra made out of mutilated walkers tied up to various instruments, having clearly gone insane.

Outside, Laurent and Sylvie listen to the music with confusion as a walker, dragging a corpse that's been manacled to it, approaches. A frustrated Daryl states that they should've stuck to the plan, calling it a stupid detour, but Isabelle believes that it was worth a try. As Isabelle struggles to shoot the walker, Daryl and Isabelle emerge from the theater, arguing about going to Paris which Isabelle believes to be too dangerous. "It's too dangerous everywhere. We did it your way. Now we're gonna do it mine. We're going to Paris," Daryl proclaims, taking the rifle from Sylvie and shooting the walker in the head. The group rides off in their cart as a herd approaches, drawn by the music and the gunshot.

Locations

• La Place du Ralliement
• Unnamed Theater

Inhabitants

• The Conductor

Deaths

• Many unnamed people

Appearances

Daryl Dixon

Season 1

• "Paris Sera Toujours Paris"

Trivia

• The shooting didn't actually took place in Angers, but in Paris and the city of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.
• The name of "La Place du Ralliement" translates to Rallying Square in English.
• Angers is a sister city of Austin, Texas.