Ancenis

Ancenis ( Ankiniz Breton ) is a commune with 7535 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Loire -Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement and canton of Ancenis Ancenis.

The municipality is located on the Loire River, halfway between Angers and Nantes.

Neighboring communities of Ancenis are: Oudon, Saint- Géréon, Couffé, Mésanger, La Roche- Blanche, Saint- Herblon in Loire -Atlantique, Liré and drain in Maine -et -Loire.

Demographics

From 1962 only residents with a primary residence

Attractions

  • The castle (15th- 17th century)
  • The church of Saint -Pierre, 15th - 16th century
  • Ursuline chapel (17th century)
  • Notre- Dame de la Délivrance
  • Presbytery (17th century)
  • Old town
  • Musée d'Art et d' Histoire
  • Medieval Loire dikes ( 10th century )
  • The dolmen " Pierre couvretière ", 4th Century BC

Twinning

Personalities

  • Séche Léon (1848 )
  • Robert Francis founder of the Hôpital d' Ancenis
  • René -Yves Creston, visual artist and ethnologist, (1898 )
  • Jean -Pierre Dautel (1917-2000), conductor and composer
  • Toublanc Bernard -Michel, director, (* 1927).
  • Jacqueline Moreau ( born 1929 ), a costume designer
  • Édouard Landrain, politician (1930-2006)
Arrondissement of Ancenis Cantons of France Postal codes in France Breton language France Bernard Toublanc-Michel
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