Chevaigné
Chevaigné Kavaneg |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
Arrondissement | Rennes | |
Canton | Betton | |
Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
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
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chevaigné
- Saint-Pierre church from the 16th century, monument historique since 1906 (see also: Entombment of Jesus (Chevaigné) )
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.