Chevaigné

Chevaigné ; Kavaneg
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Betton
Community association	Rennes metropolis
Coordinates	48 ° 16 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W
height	42–111 m
surface	10.33 km 2
Residents	2,265 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	219 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	35250
INSEE code	35079
Website	http://www.ville-chevaigne.fr/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Chevaigné

Chevaigné ( Breton : Kavaneg ; Gallo : Chaevaènyaé ) is a French municipality with 2265 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rennes and is part of the canton of Betton (until 2015: canton of Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné ). The inhabitants are called Chevaignéens .

geography

Chevaigné is located about twelve kilometers north-northeast of Rennes on the Ille . The Canal d'Ille-et-Rance takes over the course of the river here. Chevaigné is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-sur-Ille in the north and northwest, Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné in the north and northeast, Mouazé in the east, Betton in the south and Melesse in the west.

The former route nationale 776 (today's D175) runs through the municipality . The place has a train station on the Rennes – Saint-Malo railway line .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	660	705	773	972	1335	1620	1848	2265
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church from the 16th century, monument historique since 1906 (see also: Entombment of Jesus (Chevaigné) )

Saint-Pierre church

Community partnerships

There are partnerships with the Italian municipality of Mergo in the province of Ancona (Marche region) and the Maltese municipality of Xagħra on Gozo.

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1352-1354.

Web links

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