Ancenis
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| local community | Ancenis-Saint-Géréon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44003 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
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Ancenis ( Breton Ankiniz ) is a village and a former French commune with last 7,656 inhabitants (2016) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belonged to the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the canton of Ancenis .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Ancenis and Saint-Géréon were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Ancenis-Saint-Géréon . The former municipalities were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in Ancenis.
geography
The village is located on the right, northern bank of the Loire , halfway between Angers and Nantes .
Neighborhoods of Ancenis are: Oudon , Saint-Géréon , Couffé , Mésanger , La Roche-Blanche , Vair-sur-Loire in the Loire-Atlantique department, and Orée d'Anjou in the Maine-et-Loire department .
The place has a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .
history
The place was founded in 984.
coat of arms
Crest Description : In three red (2: 1) with ermine occupied Five sheets .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Residents | 5.102 | 5,648 | 6,997 | 7,076 | 6,896 | 7.009 | 7,511 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
- Church Saint-Pierre , 15th to 16th century
- Ursuline Chapel, 17th century
- Notre-Dame de la Délivrance chapel
- Dolmen de la Pierre Couvretière , 4th century BC Chr.
- Medieval old town
- Medieval Loire dykes, 10th century
- Castle, 15th to 17th centuries ( Monument historique since 1977)
- Market halls, 1861/62
- Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ), 1863
- Brittany-Anjou suspension bridge , 1953
Personalities
- Jacques-Nicolas de Fleuriot de La Freulière (1738–1824), officer and troop leader
- Jean-Pierre Dautel (1917–2000), conductor and composer
- Bernard Toublanc-Michel (* 1927), film director,
- Jacqueline Moreau (* 1929), costume designer
- Édouard Landrain (1930-2006), politician
- Denis Moutel (* 1952), Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint-Brieuc
- Jordan Veretout (born 1993), football player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 73-87.
