Cuguen

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Cuguen
Kugenn
Cuguen (France)
Cuguen
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint Malo
Canton Combourg
Community association Brittany Romantique
Coordinates 48 ° 27 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 27 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  W
height 35-113 m
surface 23.54 km 2
Residents 839 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35270
INSEE code

City Hall (Mairie) of Cuguen

Cuguen ( Breton : Kugenn ; Gallo : Cugen ) is a French community in Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . The municipality has 839 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Malo and the canton of Combourg . The inhabitants are called Cuguennais .

geography

Cuguen is about 34 kilometers southeast of Saint-Malo . Cuguen is surrounded by the neighboring communities Broualan in the north, Trans-la-Forêt in the northeast, Bazouges-la-Pérouse in the east, Noyal-sous-Bazouges in the east and southeast, Saint-Léger-des-Prés in the south, Combourg in the southwest, Trémeheuc in the west and Epiniac in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 960 856 769 670 673 708 768 800
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Cuguen

  • Menhir
  • Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Samson church from the 19th century
  • Remains of the castle La Roche-Montbourcher, in the 14th / 15th centuries. Built in the 16th century, monument historique since 1995
Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Samson church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 444-447.

Web links

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