Overview
The Parc des Expositions d'Angers is located in Verrières-en-Anjou, a 10-minute drive from the city centre. Opened on 24 May 1985 on a 40-hectare site, it offers 27,000 sqm of covered exhibition space (34,000 sqm in total with the Amphitéa and the Galerie de Liaison). The site is operated by Destination Angers, a local public company that also manages the Centre de Congrès Jean-Monnier in the city centre. Together they host around 600,000 visitors and more than 300 events each year.
Halls
The venue comprises six main modular, interconnected spaces:
- Amphitéa: 4,000 sqm of modular space, up to 7,500 seats in a concert configuration. Also serves as an exhibition hall for large trade shows.
- Grand Palais: 11,400 sqm, the main exhibition hall. Hosts plenary sessions and the general commissariats of large trade shows.
- Ardesia: 4,000 sqm column-free, with a 7-metre ceiling height, bathed in natural light.
- Novaxia: 2,800 sqm across two levels (1,500 sqm downstairs, 1,300 sqm upstairs), ideal for trade shows with separate zones.
- Hall C: 4,500 sqm.
- Galerie de Liaison: 1,000 sqm of glazed space for reception, catering or complementary exhibition use.
The Centre de Congrès Jean-Monnier, run by the same Destination Angers group, is a separate site located at 33 boulevard Carnot in the centre of Angers. Reopened on 4 May 2019 after renovation, it has a 1,200-seat auditorium and modular rooms (up to 18 depending on the configuration), at the heart of a 4.5-hectare botanical park.
Access & transport
- Address: 3520 Route de Paris, Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou, 49480 Verrières-en-Anjou.
- By car: A11 (Paris-Nantes) and A87 motorways; the venue is directly connected to the western motorway network.
- By bus: line 4 of the Irigo network serves the venue from the centre of Angers (terminus Parc Expo).
- By train: Angers-Saint-Laud station, around 10 km away, connected to Paris-Montparnasse in 1 hr 30 by TGV.
- By air: Nantes-Atlantique airport, around 45 minutes away via the A11.
- Parking: free on-site parking.
Services
The venue offers comprehensive services for organisers and exhibitors: on-site catering, reception, signage, cloakroom, and event support through Destination Angers. The Galerie de Liaison allows reception areas and business zones adjoining the halls to be set up. The site is ISO 20121-certified (responsible event management) and holds the "Destination Innovante Durable" label as well as the Qualité Tourisme certification.
News
Destination Angers has maintained its ISO 20121 certification for several years, a marker of its CSR commitment to waste management, energy consumption and the eco-design of events. The Centre de Congrès Jean-Monnier, part of the Destination Angers offering, was reopened on 4 May 2019 after a complete renovation, extending the metropolitan area's overall capacity for congresses and conventions.
Flagship trade shows
- SIVAL: the international trade show for specialised plant production, a long-standing fixture at the venue, held every year in January. The 2026 edition brought together around 700 exhibitors across 38,000 sqm.
- Foire d'Angers: an annual edition in late April, the largest public event in the Maine-et-Loire department, organised by Destination Angers Événements (102nd edition in 2026).
The venue also hosts home and lifestyle trade shows, professional conventions, and the concert programme at the Amphitéa.