Ancenis

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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.

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Ancenis
Chemin des Crêtes, Châteaubriant-Ancenis

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N 47.3733 °	E -1.2936 °

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Chemin des Crêtes

Chemin des Crêtes
44521 Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Pays de la Loire, France
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