La Chapelle-Fleurigné (; ;
Gallo: ''La Chapèll-Floereinyaè'') is a
commune in the
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 a ...
department of
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of
La Chapelle-Janson and
Fleurigné.
History
On 1 January 2024, La Chapelle-Janson and Fleurigné merged to create the new commune of La Chapelle Fleurigné, albeit without hyphen contrary to the rules for spelling official names of communes in France. An amending decree was published on 5 October 2023 to comply with it by fixing the toponym La Chapelle-Fleurigné with a hyphen.
Geography
La Chapelle-Fleurigné is located in the northeastearn part of Ille-et-Vilaine, on the border of the department of
Mayenne
Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ...
, in the small agricultural region of
Fougères
Fougères (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Foujerr'') is a Communes of France, commune and a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department, located in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, no ...
.
[.] It is located from
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
,
the prefecture of the department, and from the sub-prefecture of Fougères. The commune is also part of the Fougères living area. The closest communes are
Beaucé
Beaucé (; , Gallo: ''Bauczaé'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Beaucé are called ''Beaucéens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departm ...
(4.1 km),
Laignelet (4.3 km),
La Selle-en-Luitré
La Selle-en-Luitré (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Selle-en-Luitré are called ''Sellois'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine departmen ...
(4.5 km),
La Pellerine (5.1 km),
Le Loroux
Le Loroux (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Le Loroux are called ''Lorousiens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
The followin ...
(5.9 km),
Luitré (7.2 km) and
Larchamp (7.8 km).
The area of La Chapelle-Fleurigné is and the altitude of the commune varies from 79 to 249 meters.
The commune passes through the Motte d'Yné river, a right bank tributary of the
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 duchie ...
.
Climate
La Chapelle-Fleurigné features an oceanic climate.
This type of climate results in mild temperatures and relatively abundant rainfall (in connection with disturbances coming from the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
), distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum from October to February.
See also
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References
External links
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Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
2024 establishments in France
Populated places established in 2024