Mézières-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Mézières on

Couesnon The Couesnon (; br, Kouenon) is a river running from the ''département'' of Mayenne in north-western France, forming an estuary at Mont Saint-Michel. It is long, and its drainage basin is . Its final stretch forms the border between the histor ...

''; ;

Gallo Gallo may refer to: *Related to Gaul: ** Gallo-Roman culture **Gallo language, a regional language of France **Gallo-Romance, a branch of Romance languages **Gallo-Italic or Gallo-Italian language, a branch spoken in Northern Italy of the Romance ...

: ''Maézierr'') is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

in northwestern

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Geography

Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of

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 ...

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 is ...

. As its name indicates, it is situated on the

River. The bordering communes are

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 c ...

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 ...

Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Couesnon''; br, Sant-Yann-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-d ...

Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The bordering communes are Mézi� ...

Gahard Gahard (; ; Gallo: ''Gahard'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Gahard are called ''Gahardais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department Th ...

, and

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 Co ...

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