Ancenis

Ancenis (Ankiniz) 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.

Sights

 * Château d'Ancenis, a medieval and Renaissance castle
 * The Loire river on which Ancenis is located (on the north bank)
 * Church of Saint Peter, 15-16-17th century
 * Chapel of the Ursulines
 * Chapel Notre-Dame de Délivrance
 * Old quarter with mediaeval houses
 * Dolmen at Pierre-Couvretière

Sport
The soccer team is called RCA 44, (Racing Club D'Ancenis 44)

Personalities

 * Henri Ottmann, painter
 * Jordan Veretout, French footballer
 * William Louiron, footballer

Twin towns
Ancenis is twinned with both the town of Kirkham in Lancashire, UK and Bad Brückenau, a spa town in Bad Kissingen district, northern Bavaria which is situated in the Rhön Mountains in Germany.