Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon | |
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![]() The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
Location of Mézières-sur-Couesnon ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Fougères-1 |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Barbette |
Area 1 | 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,752 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35178 /35140 |
Elevation | 35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mézières-sur-Couesnon. |
- Geography of Brittany(in French)
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com(in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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