Chateaugiron
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Châteaugiron (main town) | |
| Community association | Pays de Châteaugiron Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| height | 28-76 m | |
| surface | 23.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,966 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 424 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35410 | |
| INSEE code | 35069 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chateaugiron.fr/ | |
 Town hall ( Hôtel de ville ) of Châteaugiron |
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Châteaugiron is a French commune with a population of 9,966 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Châteaugiron .
It was created with effect from January 1, 2017 as Commune nouvelle through the merger of the formerly independent municipalities of Ossé , Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Châteaugiron , which have since had the status of Communes déléguées . The name of the new parish is identical to one of the former.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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| Châteaugiron (administrative headquarters) | 35069 | 8.70 | 7,904 |
| Ossé | 35209 | 8.99 | 1,238 |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail | 35254 | 5.83 | 824 |
geography
Neighboring municipalities of Châteaugiron are Noyal-sur-Vilaine in the north, Domagné in the east, Piré-sur-Seiche in the south and southeast, Amanlis in the south, Nouvoitou in the southwest and Domloup in the west. The city is crossed by the Yaigne River, which feeds Lake Châteaugiron .
Attractions
- Châteaugiron Castle (12th-17th centuries, Monument historique )
- Palace chapel , built in the 12th century (Monument historique)
- Ste-Madeleine Church , built in 1864
Châteaugiron Castle
Hôtel de ville in the courtyard of the castle
Half-timbered house
Market hall
Sainte-Madeleine church
Town twinning
- Manorhamilton (Ireland) since 1994
- Puszczykowo (Poland) since 1992
Personalities
- Francis Xavier Leray (1825–1887), Archbishop of New Orleans
literature
- Michel de Mauny: Histoire de Châteaugiron. Contribution to the history of Brittany . Dalc'homp Sonj, Lorient 1989, ISBN 2-905929-06-6 .
- Alexis Garnier: Notice Historique sur Châteaugiron . L. Bahon-Rault, Rennes 1902.
- Jean Legoux, Joseph Méril: Histoire de Châteaugiron. Images d'hier et d'aujourd'hui . Imprimerie Simon, Rennes 1975, OCLC 7841750 .
- Stéphanie Vincent: L'énigme de l'enluminure. Derval ou Châteaugiron (= Histoire et archeologie ). Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 2009, ISBN 978-2-8138-0014-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ current population according to INSEE