Ancenis
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Commune of Ancenis |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays-de-la-Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Ancenis |
| Canton | Ancenis |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Tobie |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 5 m–41 m (avg. 13 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20.07 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7,010 |
| - Density | 349/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 44003/ 44150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ancenis (Breton: Ankiniz) is a town and commune of the Loire-Atlantique département, in France. It is a sous-préfecture of Loire-Atlantique.
Now, in Région Pays de la Loire, it played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes (23 miles south-east), the historical capital of Brittany. It was named the key of Brittany and the door of Brittany.
[edit] Monuments and landmarks
- Old mediaeval and Renaissance castle
- The Loire river on which Ancenis is located (on the North bank)
- Church saint Peter, 15-16-17th century
- Chapel of the Ursulines
- Chapel Notre-Dame de Délivrance
- Old quarter with mediaeval houses
- Dolmen at Pierre-Couvretière
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