Langon (Ille-et-Vilaine)
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Redon | |
| Canton | Redon | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ W | |
| height | 1-97 m | |
| surface | 36.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,421 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35660 | |
| INSEE code | 35145 | |
| Website | www.ville-langon.fr | |
Langon ( Breton country Egon ) is a French municipality with 1421 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany .
geography
Langon is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Redon in a loop of the river Vilaine , about one kilometer from the river. The place has a train station on the Rennes – Redon line .
history
In Langon there are the remains of a row of stones from the megalithic culture . This place of worship is called Demoiselles de Langon. The legend speaks of 28 girls who went to dance instead of church and were petrified as a punishment.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1342 | 1415 | 1141 | 1214 | 1261 | 1281 | 1440 | 1421 |
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Attractions
- Demoiselles de Langon ( Monument historique )
- Chapel of Saint Agathe in Romanesque style (Monument historique)
- Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church (Monument historique)
- Bridge from Port-de-Roche over the Vilaine, donated by Napoléon III. and his wife Eugenie , whose initials adorn the bridge
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Langon (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Demoiselles de Langon
Chapel of Saint Agatha
Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church
Port-de-Roche bridge
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1132-1149.
