Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon

Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Sant-Yann-ar-C'houenon

The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon

Coordinates: 48°17′29″N 1°21′57″W / 48.2914°N 1.3658°W / 48.2914; -1.3658Coordinates: 48°17′29″N 1°21′57″W / 48.2914°N 1.3658°W / 48.2914; -1.3658
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pierre Prodhomme
Area1 18.32 km2 (7.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,055
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 35282 / 35140
Elevation 47–122 m (154–400 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.

Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-C'houenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962895—    
1968826−7.7%
1975745−9.8%
1982729−2.1%
1990729+0.0%
1999863+18.4%
20091,055+22.2%

See also

References

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