Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux (; br, Sant-Owen-an-Alloz) 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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Geography

Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux 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 adjacent communes are

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 ...

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''; ) i ...

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-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-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

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 ...

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux are called ''audonniens'' in French.

International relations

Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux is twinned with: *

St Gennys St Gennys ( kw, S. Gwynnas) is a coastal civil parish and small settlement in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet of St Gennys is about seven miles (11.3 km) southwest of Bude.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 ''B ...

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Geography of Brittany

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Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine {{IlleVilaine-geo-stub

Geography

Population

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