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Ancenis
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Part of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
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From top to bottom, left to right: The Château d'Ancenis, the flags above the town hall, the town hall, the Ancenis Bridge, St. Peter's Church, the Halles in Ancenis, and a panoramic view of Ancenis.
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 Ancenis
Location in France
Ancenis
Location in Pays de la Loire
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon | |
| Commune | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon | |
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20.07 km2 (7.75 sq mi) | |
| Population
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7,656 | |
| • Density | 381.46/km2 (987.99/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
44150
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| Elevation | 5–41 m (16–135 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
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| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
Ancenis (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s.ni]; Breton: Ankiniz) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ancenis-Saint-Géréon. It is a former sub-prefecture of the department, and was the seat of the former arrondissement of Ancenis.
It played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes (23 miles to the southwest), the historical capital of Brittany. It was named "the key of Brittany" and the door of Brittany.
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Sights
- Château d'Ancenis, a medieval and Renaissance castle
- The Loire river on which Ancenis is located (on the north bank)
- Church of Saint Peter, 15-16-17th century
- Chapel of the Ursulines
- Chapel Notre-Dame de Délivrance
- Old quarter with mediaeval houses
- Dolmen at Pierre-Couvretière
Sport
The soccer team is called RCA 44, (Racing Club D'Ancenis 44)
Personalities
- Henri Ottmann, painter
- Jordan Veretout, French footballer
- William Louiron, footballer
Twin towns
Ancenis is twinned with both the town of Kirkham in Lancashire, UK and Bad Brückenau, a spa town in Bad Kissingen district, northern Bavaria which is situated in the Rhön Mountains in Germany.
