Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
| Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon Sant-Yann-ar-C'houenon | |
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The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon | |
  Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon | |
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Location within Brittany region  Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′29″N 1°21′57″W / 48.2914°N 1.3658°WCoordinates: 48°17′29″N 1°21′57″W / 48.2914°N 1.3658°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) | Pierre Prodhomme |
| Area1 | 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,055 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35282 / 35140 |
| Elevation | 47–122 m (154–400 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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Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-C'houenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon is located 33 km (21 mi) northeast of Rennes and 45 km (28 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The neighboring communes are Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Vendel, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, and Mézières-sur-Couesnon.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 895 | — |
| 1968 | 826 | −7.7% |
| 1975 | 745 | −9.8% |
| 1982 | 729 | −2.1% |
| 1990 | 729 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 863 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 1,055 | +22.2% |
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon. |
- Geography of Brittany
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com
- The data base Mérimée - the French architectural heritage
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