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Ancenis
Sign in to saveAncenis (; ) 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.
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Ancenis is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department of France, situated within the Pays de la Loire region. It served as the capital of the arrondissement of Ancenis and the canton of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon. The town is located next to the Loire river and shares borders with Mésanger, Drain, Liré, and Anetz. Its official name was Ancenis, and it had a postal code of 44150.
The area of the commune was 20.07 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 41 meters. Population figures for the area have been recorded as 8,043 and 7,840. Ancenis was twinned with Bad Brückenau. The commune was dissolved on December 31, 2018, and was replaced by Ancenis-Saint-Géréon.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ancenis
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,840
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ancenis
- French commune.image
- Vues d'Ancenis.jpg
- French commune.caption
- 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.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- BlasonAncenis.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Châteaubriant-Ancenis
- French commune.canton
- Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
- French commune.INSEE
- 44003
- French commune.postal code
- 44150
- French commune.commune
- Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
- French commune.elevation m
- 13
- French commune.elevation min m
- 5
- French commune.elevation max m
- 41
- French commune.area km2
- 20.07
- French commune.population
- 7656
- French commune.population date
- 2016
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ancenis
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis
- Population
- 8043
- Area
- 20.07
- Elevation
- 18
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Oudon
- Official website
- www.ancenis.fr
- Image
- Vues d'Ancenis.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Bad Brückenau
- Commons category
- Ancenis
- postal code
- 44150
- replaced by
- Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2018-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- Sights
- Sport
- Personalities
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
Ancenis (; ) 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ancenis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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