ANJOU, a province and duchy of France before the Revolution, bounded on the east by Touraine, on the south by Poitou, on the west by Bretagne, and on the north by Maine. It now forms the department of Maine and Loire, and parts of Sarthe, Mayenne, and Indre and Loire. It is 90 miles in length, and 60 in breadth. Through this province runs the Loire, which divides it into two parts. Angers was its capital.