Gaël Roblin
Gaël (Gallo language, Gallo: ''Gaèu'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron. In the 18th century, a fair was held twice a year in August and October. Toponymy Old versions of the place-name include ''Guadel'' in 799, ''Wadel'' in 816, ''Vadel'' in 851, ''Wael'' in 1096, ''Gael'' as soon as 1112. Its Breton name is ''Gwazel'', that comes directly from ''Wadel > Gwadel > Gwazel'', in Breton intervocalic [d] becomes [z], like in ''mezo'' ″drunk″, Welsh ''meddw'' ″drunk″. In French intervocalic [d] disappears totally : ''Wadel > Wael'' (Latin ''cadena'' > French ''chaine'' > English ''chain'') and initial Germanic ''w-'' became ''gu-'' [gʷ] (+ ''-a'') before becoming simply [g] : ''Guadel > Gael'' (cf. Old French ''guarder'' > French ''garder'', English ''guard''). The symbol ''ë' ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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