Ancenis

CountryFrance

Area

¹

20.07 km² (7.75 sq mi)

Population

(2016)^[1]

7,656

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

Ancenis
Part of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
From top to bottom, left to right: The Château d'Ancenis, the flags above the town hall, the town hall, the Ancenis Bridge, St. Peter's Church, the Halles in Ancenis, and a panoramic view of Ancenis.
Coat of arms
Location of Ancenis
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Coordinates: 47°22′24″N 1°17′37″W / 47.3733°N 1.2936°W / 47.3733; -1.2936
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Commune	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Area 1	20.07 km2 (7.75 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]	7,656
• Density	381.5/km2 (988.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	44150
Elevation	5–41 m (16–135 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ancenis (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s.ni]; Breton: Ankiniz) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.^[2] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ancenis-Saint-Géréon.^[3] 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" ^[4] and the door of Brittany.