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
[edit]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]
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It is 8 km from Alençon, the capital of the Orne department and the nearest major town.
Points of Interest
[edit]National Heritage sites
[edit]- Manoir de Couesmes - fourteenth century manor house which was listed as a Monument historique in 2005.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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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