Sains, Ille-et-Vilaine

Sains (Breton: Sent) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Sains
Sent
Commune
The town hall of Sains
The town hall of Sains
Location of Sains
Sains is located in France
Sains
Sains
Sains is located in Brittany
Sains
Sains
Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 1°34′59″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonDol-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityPays de Dol et Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Bathellier[1]
Area
1
10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
458
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35248 /35610
Elevation19–96 m (62–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962543—    
1968569+4.8%
1975628+10.4%
1982667+6.2%
1990569−14.7%
1999504−11.4%
2009483−4.2%

Inhabitants of Sains are called sainsois in French.

Geography
St Peter's church
  • The Église Saint-Pierre is in the Gothic revival style; it was mainly built between 1861 and 1868 by Jean-Gabriel Frangeul to the designs of Eugène Hawke. The tower and spire are the work of Alfred-Louis Frangeul (his son), 1893-1894.[3][4]
  • The Étang du Bourg, a mesotrophic pond[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Véronique Orain (ed.), Ille-et-Vilaine. Églises et chapelles. Rennes: Service de l'Inventaire, Indicateurs du Patrimoine, 1996; p. 236
  4. Mérimée
  5. Louis Diard, La flore d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Atlas floristique de Bretagne. Rennes: Siloë, 2005; p. 64.

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