Eancé

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Eancé
Aentieg
Coat of arms of Eancé
Eancé (France)
Eancé
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Community association Pays de la Roche aux Fées
Coordinates 47 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 15 ′  W
height 61-112 m
surface 16.5 km 2
Residents 403 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35640
INSEE code 35103

Parish Church of St. Martin in Eancé

Eancé ( Breton : Aentieg ) is a French municipality with 403 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré and the Pays de la Roche aux Fées community association founded in 1993 .

geography

The municipality of Eancé is located about 50 kilometers south-east of Rennes in the far east of Brittany on the border with the Pays de la Loire region . The Semnon , a left tributary of the Vilaine, flows through the 16.5 km² forestless and agriculturally intensively used municipal area .

Neighboring municipalities of Eancé are Chelun in the north, La Rouaudière and Senonnes (both in the Mayenne department ) in the east, Pouancé ( Maine-et-Loire ) in the south-east, Martigné-Ferchaud in the south and west and Forges-la-Forêt in the north-west.

In addition to the core town of Eancé, the municipality includes numerous villages and hamlets. The most important are:

  • La Bourgonnière
  • La Hamonnais
  • La Voitonnais
  • La Guérivais
  • La Thioulais
  • Bodin
  • Le Sauzay
  • La Radumerie
  • Vaulvert
  • La Brillardière
  • Le Mottay
  • Le Bois Derré
  • La Baumerie
  • La Poissonnière
  • La Roussière
  • Le Plein Bois

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 634 568 466 387 336 338 349 403
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • town hall

  • former town hall

  • Fallen memorial

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 23 farms in the community (grain cultivation, dairy farming, cattle breeding).

Immediately south-west of the municipality runs the D 41 / D 775 trunk road, which is partially developed like a motorway and connects the cities of Rennes and Angers .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 659-660.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Eancé on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Eancé on insee.fr
  3. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved February 8, 2015 (French).
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Eancé  - collection of images