Английская Википедия:Ancenis
Ancenis (Шаблон:IPA-fr; Шаблон:Lang-br) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.[1] On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ancenis-Saint-Géréon.[2] 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" [3] and the door of Brittany.
Population
Шаблон:Historical populations Шаблон:Clear-left
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.
See also
References
Шаблон:LoireAtlantique-geo-stub
- ↑ Шаблон:Cassini-Ehess
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Chateau d'Ancenis, accessed 25 June 2016
