Ancinnes

Ancinnes
Ancinnes
Commune
	The church in Ancinnes
	Location of Ancinnes
	Ancinnes Location within France Ancinnes Location within Pays de la Loire
	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
Area 1	27.21 km2 (10.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Lowest elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population (2023)	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
	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

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Gesmier, Ancinnes, Clos Hibou, Couesme, Montreignier, Pouplain and Ancinette.

The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

It is 8 km from Alençon, the capital of the Orne department and the nearest major town.

Points of Interest

National Heritage sites

Manoir de Couesmes - fourteenth century manor house which was listed as a Monument historique in 2005.

Notable people

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.