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Ancenis
Ancenis (; ) is a former commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ancenis-Saint-Géréon. It is a former sub-prefecture of the department, and was the seat of the former arrondissement of Ancenis. It played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes (23 miles to the southwest), the historical capital of Brittany. It was named "the key of Brittany" accessed 25 June 2016 and the door of Brittany. Population Sights *, a medieval and Renaissance castle *The Loire river on which Ancenis is located (on the north bank) *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château D'Ancenis
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. History The original castle was built in 990 by Aremburga of Ancenis, widow of Guerech, Duke of Brittany, as a motte-and-bailey castle. (A plaque on the castle names Guerech as the constructor, in 984. This is not supported in any documentary sources.) It had simple defences including a moat and a palisade with an enclosure to shelter the population. Owing to its location, it rapidly developed as an ideal place for surveillance of the river, exercising military and economic control. In 1411, the lord and lady of Ancenis were ordered by the authorities to cease detaining boats that passed the castle and extracting punitive tolls on their cargoes. Its strategic position meant that it was subjected to several sieges between the 12th and 16th centuries, by the English kings Henry II and John, the French kings Louis IX, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Ancenis
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). Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Ancenis, and their INSEE codes, were: # Ancenis (44003) # Bonnœuvre (44017) # Le Cellier (44028) # Couffé (44048) # Joué-sur-Erdre (44077) # Ligné (44082) # Loireauxence (44213) # Maumusson (44093) # Mésanger (44096) # Montrelais (44104) # Mouzeil (44107) # Oudon (44115) # Pannecé (44118) # Le Pin (44124) # Pouillé-les-Côteaux (44134) # Riaillé (44144) # La Roche-Blanche (44222) # Saint-Géréon (44160) # Saint-Mars-la-Jaille (44180) # Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes (44191) # Teillé (44202) # Trans-sur-Erdre (44207) # Vair-sur-Loire (44163) # Vritz (44219) History The arrondissement of Ancenis was created in 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon () is a commune in the department of Loire-Atlantique. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Ancenis and Saint-Géréon Saint-Géréon () 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. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department *Gereon Saint .... Population References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ancenissaintgereon Communes of Loire-Atlantique 2019 establishments in France Populated places established in 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkham, Lancashire
Kirkham (originally Kirkam-in-Amounderness) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England, midway between Blackpool and Preston ( west of Preston) and adjacent to the smaller town of Wesham. It owes its existence to Carr Hill upon which it was built and which was the location of a Roman fort. At the census of 2011, it had a population 7,194. History In his 1878 ''History of the Fylde of Lancashire'', John Porter described Kirkham as ".. probably the earliest inhabited locality in the Fylde district."Porter, J. MRCS, LSA (1878''History of the Fylde of Lancashire'' Fleetwood and Blackpool, W. Porter and Sons Publisher, Chapter XII – The Parish of Kirkham. Remains found at Carleton in the 1970s of an elk with two harpoons embedded suggest that the Fylde was inhabited as long ago as 8,000 BC.Singleton, F. J. (1980), ''Kirkham – A Short History'', Kirkham & District Local History Society. The town is pre-Roman in its origin with a name originatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortense Clémentine Tanvet
Hortense Clémentine Tanvet (19 November 1880 -13 February 1981) was a French sculptor. Biography Hortense Clémentine Tanvet was born in Mésanger on 19 November 1880 and died in Nantes on 13 February 1981. In 1901 she enrolled at the Nantes École des Beaux-Arts and later continued his studies in Paris. Tanvet's recorded works are: Monument to Léon Séché This monument is located in Ancenis in the boulevard Léon-Séché and dates to 1925. It was in 1922 that Charles Le Goffic headed a committee to organise a monument in Ancenis to honour Léon Séché and Hortense Tanvet was commissioned to execute the sculptural content involved. The work was in bronze and in 1942, during the German occupation, it was requisitioned and melted down so that the metal could be re-used. In 1957 the sculpture was renewed and placed in its present location. The inscription reads Monument to Caroline Angebert This monument is located in Dunkerque and involves a bronze medallion and bust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Loire-Atlantique Department
The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * *Communauté d'agglomération *Communauté d'agglomération * |
William Louiron
William Louiron (born March 13, 1978 in Ancenis) is a French professional footballer. He currently plays for FC Rouen. Louiron played at the professional level in Ligue 2 for Angers SCO, Grenoble Foot 38 and Stade Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2018. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Aug .... 1978 births Living people French footballers Ligue 2 players Angers SCO players Grenoble Foot 38 players Stade de Reims players US Boulogne players FC Rouen players Association football defenders {{france-footy-defender-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Veretout
Jordan Marcel Gilbert Veretout (born 1 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France national team. Veretout is a former France youth international, having represented his nation regularly at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. In 2013, he won the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2021, he won the UEFA Nations League, coming on as a substitute in the final. Early life Veretout was born in Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique. Club career Nantes Veretout made his first-team debut for French club Nantes on 13 May 2011 in a league match against Sedan. He made his first start the following season in the team's opening match of the campaign; a 1–0 extra time win over Reims in the Coupe de la Ligue. Veretout made 146 appearances for Nantes over five years. Aston Villa On 31 July 2015, Veretout joined Birmingham-based Premier League club Aston Villa on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Ottmann
Henry Ottmann (also Henri Ottmann) (10 April 1877 – 1 June 1927) was a French painter and printmaker. Biography Henry Ottmann was born on 10 April 1877 in Ancenis (Loire-Atlantique). He made his debut at the Salon La Libre Esthétique in Brussels in 1904 and took part in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1905, the Salon d'Automne, the Salon Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries. In 1911 and 1912, Ottmann exhibited at the ''Artistes de la Société Moderne'' at the Gallery Paul Durand-Ruel together with Armand Guillaumin, Henri Lebasque and others. In 1912, Henry Ottmann exhibited at the gallery ''Eugène Druet''. In 1919 he was working on illustrations of La Gebre periodical in Woodcut technique together with Paul Signac, Henriette Tirman and other painters. In 1920, Ottmann exhibited at the gallery ''Marcel Bernheim'' together with Manguin, Tirman, Alexandre-Paul Canu and others. In 1922, he exhibited at the ''Exposition du Cercl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel
A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Secondly, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes non-denominational, that is part of a building or complex with some other main purpose, such as a school, college, hospital, palace or large aristocratic house, castle, barracks, prison, funeral home, cemetery, airport, or a military or commercial ship. Thirdly, chapels are small places of worship, built as satellite sites by a church or monastery, for example in remote areas; these are often called a chapel of ease. A feature of all these types is that often no clergy were permanently resident or specifically attached to the chapel. Finally, for historical reasons, ''chapel'' is also often the term used by independent or nonconformist denominations for their places of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1972. It is administered by Lancashire County Council, based in Preston, and twelve district councils. Although Lancaster is still considered the county town, Preston is the administrative centre of the non-metropolitan county. The ceremonial county has the same boundaries except that it also includes Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, which are unitary authorities. The historic county of Lancashire is larger and includes the cities of Manchester and Liverpool as well as the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas, but excludes Bowland area of the West Riding of Yorkshire transferred to the non-metropolitan county in 1974 History Before the county During Roman times the area was part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound). Small pad-stones may be wedged between the cap and supporting stones to achieve a level appearance.Murphy (1997), 43 In many instances, the covering has eroded away, leaving only the stone "skeleton". The Korean Peninsula is home to the world's highest concentration of dolmens,UNESCO World Heritage List. "Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites." https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/977 including "cemeteries" consisting of 30–100 examples located in close proximity to each other; with over 35,000 dolmens, Korea alone (for unknown reasons) accounts for approximately 40% of the global total. History It remains unclear when, why and by whom the earliest dolmens were ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
