Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux
Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux (; br, Sant-Owen-an-Alloz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The adjacent communes are Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Le Tiercent, Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux are called ''audonniens'' in French. International relations Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux is twinned with: * St Gennys, Cornwall, England See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a list of the 333 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Communes Of The Ille-et-Vilaine Department
The following is a list of the 333 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Rennes Métropole
Rennes Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Rennes. It is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ' ...
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Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (; br, Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon. Population Geography Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located to the northeast of Rennes and to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel. The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon. Sights *Parish Church of the 15th century. * Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century. *Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye. *Valley of "La Minette". Image:Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (35) Mairie.jpg, Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains. Image:Église Saint Christophe de Valains 2006.jpg, Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Image:Château_de_La_Bélinaye_-_17ème_siècle.jpg, Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century. Image:St Christophe de valains - Monument aux morts.JPG, The war ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Vieux-Vy on Couesnon''; br, Henwig-ar-C'houenon; Gallo: ''Vioez-Vic'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The neighboring communes are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne. History The name ''Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon'' probably comes from the Latin ''Vetus Victus,'' "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063. Economy Industries: * Silver-lead ore was mined in the 19th century at a place called Brais. The mine was closed in 1956. * A granite quarry is still in operation in the northeast, not far from the former mine site. Population Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called ''Vieuxviciens'' in French. Transportation The village is serve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Mézières on Couesnon''; ; Gallo: ''Maézierr'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River. The bordering communes are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon. Population Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called ''Mézièrais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a list of the 333 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Saint-Marc on Couesnon''; br, Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon. 17 October 2018 Geography Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The neighboring communes are Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes,[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes
Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes (; br, Sant-Eler-al-Lann) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The adjacent communes are Le Tiercent, Baillé, Saint-Étienne-en-Coglès, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, and Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux. Population See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department The following is a list of the 333 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fougères Agglomération
Fougères Agglomération is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Fougères. It is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, in the Brittany region, northwestern France. Created in 2017, its seat is in La Selle-en-Luitré.CA Fougères Agglomération (N° SIREN : 200072452) BANATIC. Retrieved 17 November 2022. Its area is 538.7 km2. Its population was 55,874 in 2019, of which 20,595 in Fougères proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Le Tiercent
Le Tiercent () is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Le Tiercent is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and .... The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Saint-Marc-le-Blanc, Baillé, Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Saint-Christophe-de-Valains. Population Inhabitants of Le Tiercent are called ''Tiercentois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department References External links Geography of Brittany * Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine {{IlleVilaine-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mont Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is in area. The mainland part of the commune is in area so that the total surface of the commune is . , the island had a population of 29.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019 INSEE The commune's position—on an island just a few hundred metres from land—made it accessible at low tide to the m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants.Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013) INSEE The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in . Rennes's history goes back more t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brittany (administrative Region)
Brittany (french: Bretagne ; br, Breizh ); Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. Its capital is Rennes. It is one of the two Regions in Metropolitan France that does not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica. Brittany is a peninsular region bordered by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south, and its neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù" is the anthem of Brittany. It is sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales, " Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and has similar words. As a region of France, Brittany has a Regional Council, which was most recently elected in 2021. Territory The region of Brittany was created in 1941 from four of the five departments constituting the territory of traditional Brittany. The other is Loire-Atlanti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |