Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
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Ancenis-Saint-Géréon Ankiniz-Sant-Gerent |
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis | |
| Canton | Ancenis (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays d'Ancenis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ W | |
| height | 5–51 m | |
| surface | 27.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,802 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 392 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44150 | |
| INSEE code | 44003 | |
| Website | https://www.ancenis.fr/ | |
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon ( Breton Ankiniz-Sant-Gerent ) is a French municipality with 10,802 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it is part of the arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis and the capital of the canton of Ancenis .
It was created with effect from January 1, 2019 as Commune nouvelle through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Ancenis and Saint-Géréon , which were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in Ancenis.
geography
The municipality is located on the right, northern bank of the Loire , halfway between Angers and Nantes .
Neighboring municipalities of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon are Mésanger in the north, La Roche-Blanche in the northeast, Vair-sur-Loire in the east, Orée d'Anjou in the south ( Maine-et-Loire department ), Oudon in the west and southwest and Couffé in the West and northwest.
There is a train station on the Tours – Saint-Nazaire railway line .
history
Founded in Ancenis in 984. Saint-Géréon is mentioned 1104th
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2016) |
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| Ancenis | 44003 | 20.07 | 7,656 |
| Saint-Géréon | 44160 | 7.51 | 2,939 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis
- Church Saint-Pierre , 15th to 16th century, since 1926 historique Monument
- Ursuline Chapel, 17th century
- Notre-Dame de la Délivrance chapel
- Dolmen "Pierre Couvretière" , 4th century BC Chr.
- Medieval old town of Ancenis
- 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
Saint-Géréon
- Church from 1840
- Menhirs
- La Chevasnerie mansion from the 18th century
- Ecochère manor house from the 19th century built in place of the previous castle complex
Town twinning
- Kirkham , Lancashire , England , since 1972
- Bad Brückenau in Lower Franconia , Germany , since 1981
Kirkheim and Bad Brückenau are also connected to each other.
Personalities
- Jacques-Nicolas de Fleuriot de La Freulière (1738–1824), officer and troop leader
- Jean-Pierre Dautel (1917–2000), conductor and composer
- Jacques Lusseyran (1924–1971), literary scholar and resistance fighter, died in a car accident in Saint-Géréon
- 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
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the prefecture on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Ancenis-Saint-Géréon of September 26, 2018 in RAA No. 101.
- ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016