Ancenis-Saint-Géréon

The arrondissement of Ancenis is a former arrondissement of France in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region. In January 2017 it was merged into the new arrondissement of Châteaubriant-Ancenis. At the time of the merger, it had 24 communes. Its population was 61,457 (2012).

The canton of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon (before 2021: Ancenis) is an administrative division of the Loire-Atlantique department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ancenis-Saint-Géréon. It consists of the following communes:

Saint-Géréon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒeʁeɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Jeron) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon.

The Château d'Ancenis is a castle in the town and commune of Ancenis in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. The castle is on the bank of the Loire.

Drain (French pronunciation: [dʁɛ̃] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.

Liré (French pronunciation: [liʁe] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou. It was the home of the sixteenth-century French poet Joachim du Bellay and is mentioned in his poem "Heureux qui, comme Ulysse, a fait un beau voyage". The village is situated between Nantes and Angers. There is an annual fest called "Comme dans l'temps". It takes place every last Sunday of August. Liré was a part of French Kingdom, from the moment that Anjou was considered to be in the French kingdom too. In 2015 it had more than 2500 inhabitants. The soccer team of Liré is called Olympique Liré Drain. The team is on the PH division, it's the lowest division of the ligue atlantique de football, but it's higher than the district de Maine Et Loire. Liré's économy is mostly agricultural. It takes benefits of the proximity of Toyota's factory and all the services. In the past Liré was called Lyré.

Canton of Champtoceaux is a former canton of France, located in the Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region. It had 15,824 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of La Pommeraye in 2015.

Orée-d'Anjou (French pronunciation: [ɔʁe dɑ̃ʒu] , literally Edge of Anjou) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Champtoceaux is the municipal seat.

Champtoceaux (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃tɔso] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou.

Saint-Laurent-des-Autels (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ de.z‿otɛl] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Orée-d'Anjou. Its population was 2,248 in 2022.

Vair-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Vair on Loire; Breton: Gwer-Liger) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Herblon and Anetz.

Saint-Herblon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛʁblɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Ervlon-ar-Roz) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vair-sur-Loire.