Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Saint-Jean on Couesnon; Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-C'houenon) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.
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
| 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% |
| 2019 | 1,214 | +15.1% |
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 October 2018 (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.
- Geography of Brittany
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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