Ancenis

Ancenis 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, 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
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,

Personalities

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.