Clayes
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Clayes Kloued |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Melesse | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ W | |
| height | 65-109 m | |
| surface | 4.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 904 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 211 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35590 | |
| INSEE code | 35081 | |
| Website | http://www.clayes.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Clayes |
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Clayes ( Breton : Kloued ; Gallo : Claes ) is a French municipality with 904 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Melesse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-sur-Meu ). The inhabitants are called Clayens .
geography
Clayes is about 14 kilometers northwest of Rennes . In the municipal area is the Étang de Clayes , a local recreation area. Clayes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pleumeleuc in the north and west, Parthenay-de-Bretagne in the east and northeast and Saint-Gilles in the south.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| 190 | 178 | 256 | 403 | 401 | 459 | 706 | 904 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Clayes-Palys Castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 1965
- Calvaire in the 15th century cemetery, monument historique since 1907
Saint-Pierre church
Clayes-Palys Castle
Grand Cross
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 975-977.
Web links
Commons : Clayes - collection of images, videos and audio files
