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Arrondissement Of Fougères-Vitré
The arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré (before 2010: ''arrondissement of Fougères'') is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department in the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of France, region. It has 106 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 184,039 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, and their INSEE codes, are: # Amanlis (35002) # Arbrissel (35005) # Argentré-du-Plessis (35006) # Availles-sur-Seiche (35008) # Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bais (35014) # Balazé (35015) # Bazouges-la-Pérouse (35019) # La Bazouge-du-Désert (35018) # Beaucé (35021) # Billé (35025) # Boistrudan (35028) # Bréal-sous-Vitré (35038) # Brie, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brie (35041) # Brielles (35042) # Champeaux, Ille-et-Vilaine, Champeaux (35052) # La Chapelle-Erbrée (35061) # La Chapelle-Janson (35062) # La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert (35063) # Châteaubourg, Ille-et- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fougères
Fougères (; br, Felger; Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in northwestern France. As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises approximately 88,000 inhabitants and is currently growing, unlike the town centre. History Toponymy Fougères is a town on the edge of Brittany, Maine and Normandy and is named after a fern (see also ''fougère''), or from ''fous'' which means ''fossé'' ("gap"). The town of Fougères is mentioned in the chorus of the song La Blanche Hermine by Gilles Servat. The author uses it as a symbol of the Breton resistance where it is adjacent to the town of Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique. Fougères is historically, since the arrival of Latin in Armorica, a region where Gallo is spoken. In Gallo, Fougères translates to ''Foujerr'' while its Breton name is ''Felger''. Entry signs to the agglomeration have carried the Breton name for several ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
