Ancenis travel guide
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Visit Ancenis: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ancenis is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 37 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Ancenis is 310 km from Paris and 455 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nantes at 33 km from Ancenis
Popular places to visit near Ancenis: these include Nantes at 33 km and Angers at 49 km.
Jardins du Pin is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 24km and Carquefou is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ancenis: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ancenis, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ancenis
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ancenis.
Note that all distances from Ancenis shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ancenis holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ancenis (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Loire-Atlantique gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ancenis and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Pin (24km) : Jardin des plantes (32km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Carquefou (25km) : Nantes (37km) : Cholet (41km) : Angers (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Ancenis & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ancenis
Canton: Ancenis
Arrondissement: Ancenis
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44150
Distance to Ancenis
from Nantes: 37 km
from Paris: 310 km
from Calais: 455 km
from Nice: 773 km
from Bordeaux: 285 km
from Strasbourg: 678 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ancenis): Anetz, Bouzille, Drain, Lire and Saint-Gereon.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Ancenis from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ancenis