Saint-Coulomb (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kulɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Coulomb
Sant-Kouloum (Breton) | |
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 The town hall of Saint-Coulomb | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Coulomb  | |
  Saint-Coulomb  Saint-Coulomb | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′33″N 1°54′37″W / 48.6758°N 1.9103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Malo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Fredou[1] |
Area 1 | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,920 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35263 /35350 |
| Elevation | 0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants are called colombanais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,542 | — |
| 1975 | 1,611 | +0.63% |
| 1982 | 1,746 | +1.16% |
| 1990 | 1,938 | +1.31% |
| 1999 | 2,168 | +1.25% |
| 2007 | 2,348 | +1.00% |
| 2012 | 2,554 | +1.70% |
| 2017 | 2,707 | +1.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
editIts name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and landed either on the Du Guesclin beach or a few hundreds meters further to the west.
Beaches
editThis commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer.
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Customs path -
Chevrets beach -
Saint-Coulomb church
Malouinières
editThe Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within 12 km (7.5 mi) of Saint Malo, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.
Neighboring communes
edit- Saint-Malo, to the west
- Cancale, to the east
- Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, to the south
- North is the sea
References in popular culture
editSaint-Coulomb is the location for Claude Chabrol's 1995 thriller La Cérémonie[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ La Cérémonie (1995) - IMDb, retrieved 2 July 2020
External links
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