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.^[1] At the time of the merger, it had 24 communes.^[1] Its population was 61,457 (2012).^[2]

Ancenis
Former arrondissement
Location within the department Loire-Atlantique
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
No. of communes	24
Disbanded	2017
Subprefecture	Ancenis
Area	785 km2 (303 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	61,457
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Ancenis, and their INSEE codes, were:^[1]

1. Ancenis (44003)
2. Bonnœuvre (44017)
3. Le Cellier (44028)
4. Couffé (44048)
5. Joué-sur-Erdre (44077)
6. Ligné (44082)
7. Loireauxence (44213)
8. Maumusson (44093)
9. Mésanger (44096)
10. Montrelais (44104)
11. Mouzeil (44107)
12. Oudon (44115)
13. Pannecé (44118)
14. Le Pin (44124)
15. Pouillé-les-Côteaux (44134)
16. Riaillé (44144)
17. La Roche-Blanche (44222)
18. Saint-Géréon (44160)
19. Saint-Mars-la-Jaille (44180)
20. Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes (44191)
21. Teillé (44202)
22. Trans-sur-Erdre (44207)
23. Vair-sur-Loire (44163)
24. Vritz (44219)

History

The arrondissement of Ancenis was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1943.^[3] It was disbanded in 2017.^[1] As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Ancenis were, as of January 2015:^[2]

1. Ancenis
2. Ligné
3. Riaillé
4. Saint-Mars-la-Jaille
5. Varades