Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°WCoordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
Canton | Fougères-1 |
Intercommunality | Fougères Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves Gérard |
Area 1 | 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 230 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35261 /35140 |
Elevation | 35–104 m (115–341 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
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Geography[]
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located 37 km (23 mi) to the northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.
The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
Sights[]
- Parish Church of the 15th century.
- Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
- Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
- Valley of "La Minette".
Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains.
Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
The war memorial.
The Liberty Oak.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Memorial stone.
Flood of January 4, 1936.
Events[]
Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.
See also[]
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Official website : Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (in French)
- fr:Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
- Geography of Brittany
- A history of local French Resistance during the World War II.
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
- Ille-et-Vilaine geography stubs