thumb|The court of appeal in the Jardin du Mail Angers received its communal charter from Louis XI of France in February 1475, but free elections for the mayor and aldermen were not guaranteed before 1484, following a decision by Charles VIII. Since then, 75 successive mayors have governed Angers.
thumb|The court of appeal in the Jardin du Mail Angers received its communal charter from Louis XI of France in February 1475, but free elections for the mayor and aldermen were not guaranteed before 1484 following a decision by Charles VIII. Since then, 75 successive mayors have governed Angers.