Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Saint-Marc 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 ...
''; br, Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon) is a former
commune
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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
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in
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
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
Rives-du-Couesnon
Rives-du-Couesnon (, literally ''Banks of the Couesnon''; br, Glannoù-ar-C'houenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Sai ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
17 October 2018
Geography
Saint-Marc-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 ...
.
The neighboring communes are 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 adjac ...
, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes
Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes (; br, Kersalver-al-Lann) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes are called ''Salvatoriens'' in French.
See also
*Commu ...
, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert
La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert (; Gallo: ''La Chapèll-Saent-Aubèrt'', br, Chapel-Sant-Alverzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert is located at in the North-East ...
, 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 ...
, 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 ...
, and 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 ...
.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon are called ''médardais'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The following is a list of the 333 Communes of France, communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Geography of Brittany
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Former communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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