The Plateau de la Mayenne is a strategic site in the development of the Angers urban area. Close to the city centre, served by future infrastructures: the bypass road and the tramway, they have vast land areas in the extension of the urban fabric of Angers and Avrillé. On this 150-hectare site, a mixed-use neighbourhood will be built between the existing urban boundary and the 11-hectare theme park project, dedicated to plants. It must ensure the transition between the city and the park.
It is the landscape project, the vegetation and its public spaces that determine the urban settlements: 4,000 housing units and 10 hectares intended for businesses.
To ensure that the habitat and vegetation are in harmony with the urban fringe, the
The grid distinguishes three landscape sites based on relief, prevailing wind direction and soil type. Each site is organized around different plant species, urban density and housing typology.