Ancenis (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s.ni]; Breton: 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.
Distance between:
Paris to Ancenis193 Miles / 311 Kms Marseille to Ancenis426 Miles / 685 Kms
Population: 11099 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
44003 Postal Code:
44150
47.365464,-1.177491