Mézières-sur-Couesnon
| Mézières-sur-Couesnon Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon | |
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The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
  Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
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Location within Brittany region  Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W / 48.2964°N 1.4317°WCoordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W / 48.2964°N 1.4317°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Barbette |
| Area1 | 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,297 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35178 / 35140 |
| Elevation |
35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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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Mézières-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Rennes and 42 km (26 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon 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.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,007 | — |
| 1968 | 962 | −4.5% |
| 1975 | 881 | −8.4% |
| 1982 | 816 | −7.4% |
| 1990 | 807 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 822 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,297 | +57.8% |
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mézières-sur-Couesnon. |
- Geography of Brittany(French)
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com(French)
- The data base Mérimée - the French architectural heritage(French)
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