Ancenis-Saint-Géréon

Ancenis-Saint-Géréon (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃sni sɛ̃ ʒeʁeɔ̃] ; Gallo: Anceniz or Aunçni, Breton: Ankiniz-Sant-Gerent) is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique.

Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Anceniz/Aunçni (Gallo)
Ankiniz-Sant-Gerent (Breton)
Commune
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Location of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon is located in France
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon is located in Pays de la Loire
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Coordinates: 47°22′24″N 1°11′17″W / 47.37333°N 1.18806°W / 47.37333; -1.18806
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonAncenis-Saint-Géréon
IntercommunalityPays d'Ancenis
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Rémy Orhon[1]
Area
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27.58 km2 (10.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
11,600
  Density421/km2 (1,090/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44003 /44150
Elevation5–51 m (16–167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Ancenis and Saint-Géréon.[3]

Chandamour is a cheese of Ancenis.

The commune is twinned with Kirkham, Lancashire in the UK.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,287    
1975 8,897+2.89%
1982 9,403+0.79%
1990 9,258−0.19%
1999 9,497+0.28%
2007 10,115+0.79%
2012 10,283+0.33%
2017 10,802+0.99%
2023 11,600+1.19%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon at 1 January 2025.
Source: INSEE[4]

References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Préfecture de Loire-Atlantique (26 September 2018). "Recueil des actes administratifs de Loire-Atlantique" (PDF). loire-atlantique.gouv.fr (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE