The official twinning of Wigan and the Loire Valley city took place in 1988, with the arrangement starting informally several years earlier.
We have looked through Wigan Today’s archives for a selection of photographs relating to the twin towns from over the years.
13. A look back over the years since Wigan was twinned with French town Angers
Teacher Steve Allon and deputy headteacher Janet Sharples, at Brookfield High School, launch a fund-raising campaign to for a school trip to Angers Photo: Paul Simpson
14. A look back over the years since Wigan was twinned with French town Angers
David Kemp, Angers ambassador 2001 Photo: Submitted
15. A look back over the years since Wigan was twinned with French town Angers
Cansfield High School pupils Heather Stanton, Katrina Wolsey, Paul Duddle and Matthew Melling, with teacher Severine Vauvert, ahead of a visit to Angers Photo: Gary Kelman
16. A look back over the years since Wigan was twinned with French town Angers
Ambassadress Kerys Williams, from Leigh Photo: Nick Fairhurst
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