Chartres-de-Bretagne
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Chartres-de-Bretagne Karnod |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Bruz | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 42 ′ W | |
| height | 16-50 m | |
| surface | 10.1 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,800 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 772 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35131 | |
| INSEE code | 35066 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chartresdebretagne.fr/ | |
 Notre-Dame church in Chartres-de-Bretagne |
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Chartres-de-Bretagne ( Breton : Karnod ) is a French municipality with 7800 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Chartres-de-Bretagne is located in the Arrondissement of Rennes and belongs to the canton of Bruz .
geography
The municipality is located about five kilometers south-southwest of Rennes on the Seiche River . Chartres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande in the north, Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche in the east, Pont-Péan in the south and Bruz in the west.
The national route 137 runs through the municipality from Rennes to Nantes .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| 1770 | 1579 | 3100 | 4869 | 5543 | 6467 | 6889 | 7800 | |
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Attractions
- Château de Fontenay, built in the 12th century, monument historique since April 1975 , with a chapel
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- Lime kiln, registered as Monument historique in May 1987
- Saint-Martin Church (built between 1868 and 1873)
- Notre-Dame-des-Poitiers chapel from the 19th century
- old priests college from 1733
Community partnerships
- Newcastle West , County Limerick, Ireland
- Saint-Anthème , Auvergne, France
- Lwówek , Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
- Călărași Great Wallachia, Romania, since 2000
- Haßmersheim , Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Mopti , Mali
economy
Citroën, now PSA, has had a local factory since 1960.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 235-239.
Web links
Commons : Chartres-de-Bretagne - Collection of images, videos and audio files
