Ancinnes
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.
Geography
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]
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 centaury manor house which were 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "rapport de charte" (PDF), parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr/
- ^ "Manoir de Couesmes (PA72000030)". Monumentum (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Près d'Alençon. Obsèques de Simon de La Bretesche : plus de 300 personnes pour son dernier vol". Actu.fr (in French). 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
External links
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