Combourg
| Combourg Komborn | ||
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  Combourg | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Combourg | ||
| Coordinates: 48°24′34″N 1°45′02″W / 48.4094°N 1.7506°WCoordinates: 48°24′34″N 1°45′02″W / 48.4094°N 1.7506°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo | |
| Canton | Combourg | |
| Intercommunality | Bretagne Romantique | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Joël Le Besco | |
| Area1 | 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,572 | |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35085 / 35270 | |
| Elevation |
29–120 m (95–394 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Combourg (Breton: Komborn, Gallo: Conbórn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Combourg are called Combourgeois and, more rarely Combournais, in French.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1810 | 4,170 | — |
| 1962 | 4,339 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4,457 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 4,647 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 4,733 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4,843 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4,850 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,572 | +14.9% |
History
The town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cités de Caractère. Combourg is considered the "cradle of Romanticism" in French literature due to the renowned French writer François-René de Chateaubriand who spent part of his youth in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg. He describes the village and medieval castle in his Mémoirs from Beyond the Grave.
Combourg is located between the cities of Rennes and Saint-Malo in Brittany. It is approximately 386 km from Paris, 39 km from Rennes and 36 km from Saint-Malo .
Personalities
François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), known as the father of Romanticism in French literature, spent his childhood in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg.
International relations
Combourg is twinned with Waldmünchen, in Bavaria, Germany.
Gallery
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Notre-Dame church of Combourg
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Maison de la Lanterne
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Combourg. |
- Ville de Combourg (French)
- Combourg Office of Tourism ((English)
