Val-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [val kwenɔ̃]; Breton: Traoñ-Kouenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Antrain (the seat), La Fontenelle, Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay.[3]
Val-Couesnon
Traoñ-Kouenon (Breton) | |
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_Mairie_01.jpg) Town hall in Antrain | |
Location of Val-Couesnon  | |
  Val-Couesnon  Val-Couesnon | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 1°29′01″W / 48.4611°N 1.4836°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Val-Couesnon |
| Intercommunality | Couesnon Marches de Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Houdus[1] |
Area 1 | 79.01 km2 (30.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,102 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35004 /35560 |
| Elevation | 6–117 m (20–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,895 | — |
| 1975 | 4,866 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 4,504 | −1.10% |
| 1990 | 4,253 | −0.71% |
| 1999 | 4,075 | −0.47% |
| 2007 | 4,248 | +0.52% |
| 2012 | 4,273 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 4,191 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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