Antrain
Antrain (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tʁɛ̃]; Breton: Entraven; Gallo: Antrein) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-Couesnon.[2] Château de Bonnefontaine dates to the second quarter of the 16th century.[3]
Antrain | |
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Part of Val-Couesnon | |
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Location of Antrain | |
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| Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 1°29′01″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Antrain |
| Commune | Val-Couesnon |
| Area 1 | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,279 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35560 |
| Elevation | 6–84 m (20–276 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Antrain are called Antrenais in French.
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References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
- "Château de Bonnefontaine" (in French). Monumentum.fr. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antrain.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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