La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine

La Fontenelle
Ar Fantanig

Birthplace of the composer Jean Langlais
La Fontenelle

Coordinates: 48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W / 48.4686°N 1.5017°W / 48.4686; -1.5017Coordinates: 48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W / 48.4686°N 1.5017°W / 48.4686; -1.5017
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Antrain
Intercommunality Antrain
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Philippe Germain
Area1 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 539
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 35113 / 35560
Elevation 7–117 m (23–384 ft)

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.

La Fontenelle (Breton: Ar Fantanig, Gallo: La Fontenèll) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of La Fontenelle are called in French Fontenellois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962687    
1968699+1.7%
1975632−9.6%
1982545−13.8%
1990528−3.1%
1999514−2.7%
2008539+4.9%

See also

References

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