Epiniac

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Epiniac
Sperneg
Epiniac (France)
Epiniac
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint Malo
Canton Dol-de-Bretagne
Community association Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Coordinates 48 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 31 ′  N , 1 ° 42 ′  W
height 11-107 m
surface 23.77 km 2
Residents 1,426 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 60 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35120
INSEE code

Town Hall (Mairie) of Epiniac

Epiniac ( Breton : Sperneg , Gallo : Espeinyac ) is a French municipality with 1426 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Malo and the canton of Dol-de-Bretagne . The inhabitants are called Épiniacais .

geography

Epiniac is about 16 kilometers southeast of Saint-Malo . Epiniac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Baguer-Pican in the north, La Boussac in the east, Broualan in the east and south-east, Trémeheuc in the south, Bonnemain in the south-west, Baguer-Morvan in the west and Dol-de-Bretagne in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,248 1,126 1,064 1.104 1.105 1,078 1,163 1,401
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Leonard church from the 18th century
  • Saint-Pierre Church, built between 1891 and 1904
  • Remains of the Notre-Dame de Vieuville monastery from the 12th century, remains since 2002 Monument historique
  • Castle and domain of Les Ormes from the 16th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 545-549.

Web links

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