La Fontenelle (Ille-et-Vilaine)
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| local community | Val-Couesnon | |
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 35560 | |
| Former INSEE code | 35113 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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La Fontenelle is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune of Val-Couesnon with 542 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany .
history
The name "La Fontenelle" comes from the Latin "Fontanella" - that means a small fountain . Earlier known place names were Fontenella (1154) and Fontenilla (16th century).
On January 1, 2019, the municipality of La Fontenelle merged with Antrain , Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay to form the Commune nouvelle Val-Couesnon. It belonged to the canton of Antrain in the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré . It bordered in the north on Sougéal , in the east on Antrain, in the south-east on Tremblay, in the south-west and in the west on Bazouges-la-Pérouse and in the north-west on Vieux-Viel .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 711 | 699 | 632 | 545 | 528 | 514 | 522 | 542 |
Attractions
- Saint Samson Church
- Bridge over the Couesnon
- War memorial
- Jean Langlais' birthplace
Saint Samson Church
Bridge over the Couesnon ; the river forms the border with Antrain here
Jean Langlais' birthplace
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Personalities
- Jean Langlais (1907–1991), composer and organist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 56-60.
