Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁk syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Saint-Marc on Couesnon; Breton: Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.[2]

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon
The town hall of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
The town hall of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Coat of arms of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Location of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is located in France
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is located in Brittany
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Coordinates: 48°18′16″N 1°21′51″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonFougères-1
CommuneRives-du-Couesnon
Area
1
12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
571
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35140
Elevation42–117 m (138–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is located 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Rennes and 43 km (27 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, and Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon are called médardais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962491    
1968411−16.3%
1975339−17.5%
1982368+8.6%
1990402+9.2%
1999410+2.0%
2009500+22.0%

See also

References


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