Ancinnes
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Ancinnes | |
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 The church in Ancinnes | |
 Location of Ancinnes | |
  Ancinnes  Ancinnes | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′06″N 0°10′39″E / 48.3683°N 0.1775°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| Canton | Sillé-le-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Assier[1] |
Area 1 | 27.21 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 895 |
| • Density | 32.9/km2 (85.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ancinnois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72005 /72610 |
| Elevation | 92–242 m (302–794 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ancinnes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃sin]) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.The commune of Ancinnes has approximately 1,100 residents, called "Ancinnois". The village is centred on the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Gesmier, Ancinnes, Clos Hibou, Couesme, Montreignier, Pouplain and Ancinette.[3]
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
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It is 8 km from Alençon, the capital of the Orne department and the nearest major town.
Points of Interest
National Heritage sites
- Manoir de Couesmes - fourteenth century manor house which was listed as a Monument historique in 2005.[5]
Notable people
- Simon de la Bretèche - (1982 – 2022)a pilot, aeronautical engineer and international aerobatic competitor who grew up in the area and is now buried here.[6]
