Mézières-sur-Couesnon (, literally ''Mézières on
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 ...
''; ;
Gallo: ''Maézierr'') 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 in
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 northwestern
France
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.
Geography
Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of
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 ...
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 France's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is i ...
. As its name indicates, it is situated on 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 ...
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
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References
External links
Official websiteGeography of Brittany*
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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