Saint-Coulomb (; br, Sant-Kouloum) 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.

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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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Population

Inhabitants are called ''colombanais'' in French.

History

Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

and landed either on the ''Du Guesclin'' beach or a few hundreds meters further to the west.

Beaches

This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer. Image:Chevrets ballades à pied sur le chemin des douaniers à Saint-Coulomb.jpg, Customs path Image:Plage des chevrets à Saint-Coulomb en France 1.jpg, Chevrets beach Image:Saint-Coulomb eglise.jpg, Saint-Coulomb church

Malouinières

The Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within of

Saint Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...

, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.

Neighboring communes

Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...

, to the west *

Cancale Cancale (; ; Gallo: ''Cauncall'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is known as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan. Population Inhabitants of Cancale are called ''Cancalais'' in French. T ...

, to the east *

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (; br, Sant-Meleg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is located near Saint-Malo. The parish was named after St Melor a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont Sai ...

, to the south * North is the

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References in popular culture

Saint-Coulomb is the location for

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...

's 1995 thriller

La Cérémonie ''La Cérémonie'' is a 1995 crime drama film by Claude Chabrol, adapted from the 1977 novel ''A Judgement in Stone'' by Ruth Rendell. The film echoes the case of Christine and Lea Papin, two French maids who brutally murdered their employer's wif ...

References

External links

Cultural Heritage

Pictures and history of Saint-Coulomb
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine {{IlleVilaine-geo-stub