Lécousse
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Lécousse Eskuz |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | Fougères-1 | |
| Community association | Fougères agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 22 ′ N , 1 ° 13 ′ W | |
| height | 62-181 m | |
| surface | 11.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,233 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 292 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35133 | |
| INSEE code | 35150 | |
| Website | http://www.lecousse.fr/ | |
_Mairie.jpg) Lécousse Town Hall |
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Lécousse ( Breton : Eskuz ) is a French municipality with 3233 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Lécousse belongs to the arrondissement Fougères-Vitré and the canton Fougères-1 . The inhabitants are called Lécoussois .
geography
Lécousse is located in eastern Brittany on the Nançon River , which also forms the eastern municipal boundary. Lécousse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-en-Coglès in the north and north-west, Parigné in the north, Landéan in the north-east, Laignelet in the east and north-east, Fougères in the east and south-east, Javené in the south and Romagné in the west and south-west.
The National Route 12 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1098 | 1129 | 1347 | 2427 | 2827 | 2826 | 2932 | 3233 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century
Personalities
- Thierry Benoit (* 1966), politician (UDI) and Mayor of Lécousse
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 614-615.
Web links
Commons : Lécousse - collection of images, videos and audio files
