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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 332 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Saint-Marc on Couesnon''; ) 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 and south of . The neighboring communes areSaint-Hilaire-des-Landes< ...
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Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux
Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux (; ) 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 332 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Couesnon''; ) 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-Jean-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of and south of . The neighboring communes areSaint-Marc-sur-Couesnon ...
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Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (; Gallo: ''Grand'Saent Aubin'', ) 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 Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, Mecé, Livré-sur-Changeon, Liffré, Gosné, Ercé-près-Liffré, and Gahard. History The area is most notable for the 1488 Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, the decisive conflict of the '' guerre folle'' between the Duke of Brittany, at the time still independent, and the French king. The Duke Of Brittany Francois II was openly pro England and sought to resist the King of France’s repeated attempts to put an end to Brittany’s independence. Brittany’s forces were defeated, paving the way for the subsequent integration of Brittany into the French kingdom (through the forced marriage of Duchess Anne to the king of France). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Vieux-Vy on Couesnon''; ; 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 served by just one bus route, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Ille-et-Vilaine Department
The following is a list of the 332 communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. * Rennes Métropole *CA Fougères Agglomération * Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Malo *CA Redon A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallo Language
Gallo ( endonym: ''Galo''; ) is a regional language of eastern Brittany. It is one of the langues d'oïl, a Romance sub-family that includes French. Today it is spoken only by a minority of the population, as the standard form of French now predominates in this area. Gallo was originally spoken in the Marches of Neustria, an area now corresponding to the border lands between Brittany, Normandy, and Maine. Gallo was a shared spoken language among many of those who took part in the Norman conquest of England, most of whom originated in Upper (i.e. eastern) Brittany and Lower (i.e. western) Normandy, and thus had its part, together with the much bigger role played by the Norman language, in the development of the Anglo-Norman variety of French which would have such a strong influence on English. Gallo continued as the everyday language of Upper Brittany, Maine, and some neighbouring portions of Normandy until the introduction of universal education across France, but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Germany; ' in Italy; ' in Spain; or civil parishes in the United Kingdom. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the Municipal arrondissem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couesnon
The Couesnon (; ) 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 historical duchies of Normandy and Brittany. Its historically irregular course, shifting between two beds to the north and south of Mont-Saint-Michel until eventually settling on the southern one, inspired the saying ''Le Couesnon en sa folie mit le Mont en Normandie'' (“The Couesnon in its madness placed the Mont in Normandy") as the Mont is just to the Norman side of the river’s current mouth. However, the modern administrative boundary separating the two regions does not follow the river course; it is some six kilometres west of the Mont. Geography The Couesnon, the Sée and the Sélune form part of the complex water system of the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. On one side, the tide brings large quantities of sediment which causes large sandbars w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after its two main rivers, the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 35 Ille-et-Vilaine INSEE History Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the provinces of France, province of Province of Brittany, Brittany.Geography Ille-et-Vilaine is a part of the current region of Brittany and it is bordered by the departments of Manche to the north-east, Mayenne to t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany (administrative Region)
The region Brittany ( ; ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes. Bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) to the south, Brittany's neighboring regions are Normandy to the northeast and Pays de la Loire to the southeast. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France where all departments have direct access to the sea, the other being Corsica. The region of Brittany is sometimes referred to as “administrative Brittany” in contrast to “historical Brittany” or “cultural Brittany”, which also includes the Loire-Atlantique and the question of its connection with the rest of the administrative region is being discussed. History Brittany, located in the west-northwest corner of France, is one of the historic province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
