Antrain
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| local community | Val-Couesnon | |
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 1 ° 29 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 35560 | |
| Former INSEE code | 35004 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
_Mairie_01.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Antrain |
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Antrain (also: Antrain-sur-Couesnon , Breton : Entraven ; Gallo : Antrein ) is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Val-Couesnon with 1,302 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré and the canton of Antrain . The inhabitants are called Antrainais .
geography
Antrain is located about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Fougères on the Couesnon , which forms the western municipal boundary and into which the Louisance joins here. The municipality of Antrain was surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Sacey in the north and northeast, Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie in the east, Tremblay in the south, La Fontenelle in the west and Sougéal in the northwest.
history
The area of Antrain was settled since the Neolithic Age, which excavations at the beginning of the 20th century have shown.
During the Roman Empire , the place was at the intersection of several streets.
In the Middle Ages , the place was on the pilgrimage route to Mont-Saint-Michel . After the Battle of Azincourt in 1415, the population increased due to refugees. The population lived mainly from the cloth manufacturers and from the textile dye works. This branch of industry experienced a slow decline in the 18th century, so the population now decreased.
On January 1st, 2019, the municipality of Antrain merged with La Fontenelle , Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay to form the Commune nouvelle Val-Couesnon.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1444 | 1443 | 1548 | 1499 | 1489 | 1387 | 1409 | 1302 |
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Attractions
- Church Saint-André from the 12th century, conversions from 16-17. century
- Bonnefontaine Castle from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1943 , owned by the Counts de Rohan Chabot
- Manor of La Choltais
- Baudry Mill
- Bridge over the Couesnon from the 18th century
- Bridge over the Loisance from the 18th century
Saint-André church
Bonnefontaine Castle
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Personalities
- Maurice Delarue (1919-2013), journalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 39-44.
