Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [mezjɛʁ syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Mézières on Couesnon; Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon; Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Mézières-sur-Couesnon
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The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
Location of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
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| Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Fougères-1 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Barbette[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,756 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35178 /35140 |
| Elevation | 35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Rennes and 42 km (26 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River.
The bordering communes are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
Population
Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called Mézièrais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,007 | — |
| 1968 | 962 | −4.5% |
| 1975 | 881 | −8.4% |
| 1982 | 816 | −7.4% |
| 1990 | 807 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 822 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1,297 | +57.8% |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mézières-sur-Couesnon.
- Geography of Brittany(in French)
- The page of the commune on infobretagne.com(in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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