Sains, Ille-et-Vilaine

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Sains
Sent
The town hall of Sains
The town hall of Sains
Location of Sains
Sains is located in France
Sains
Sains
Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 1°34′59″W / 48.5519°N 1.5831°W / 48.5519; -1.5831Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 1°34′59″W / 48.5519°N 1.5831°W / 48.5519; -1.5831
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonDol-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityPays de Dol et Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michel Blin
Area
1
10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
471
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35248 /35610
Elevation19–96 m (62–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains (Breton: Sent) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962543—    
1968569+4.8%
1975628+10.4%
1982667+6.2%
1990569−14.7%
1999504−11.4%
2009483−4.2%

Inhabitants of Sains are called sainsois in French.

Geography[]

St Peter's church
  • The Église Saint-Pierre is in the Gothic revival style; it was mainly built between 1861 and 1868 by Jean-Gabriel Frangeul to the designs of  [Wikidata]. The tower and spire are the work of Alfred-Louis Frangeul (his son), 1893-1894.[2][3]
  • The Étang du Bourg, a mesotrophic pond[4]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Véronique Orain (ed.), Ille-et-Vilaine. Églises et chapelles. Rennes: Service de l'Inventaire, Indicateurs du Patrimoine, 1996; p. 236
  3. ^ Mérimée
  4. ^ Louis Diard, La flore d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Atlas floristique de Bretagne. Rennes: Siloë, 2005; p. 64.

External links[]

Media related to Sains (Ille-et-Vilaine) at Wikimedia Commons



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