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Tourist Spot Attractions In Ancenis

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Ancenis is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It played a great historical role as a key location on the road to Nantes , the historical capital of Brittany. It was named the key of Brittany and the door of Brittany.
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  • 1. Chateau d'Ancenis Ancenis
    The Château d'Ancenis is a castle in the town and commune of Ancenis in the Loire-Atlantique département of France. The castle, built in 984, is on the bank of the Loire. It originally consisted of a motte-and-bailey castle. It had simple defences including a moat and a palissade with an encloseure 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. The mediaeval fortress had a unique system of access: a drawbridge arranged in a chicane and a crooked arched gallery with a portcullis. It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. This protection concerns the entirety of the fortifications, as well as the façades and roof of the building...
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