Le Theil-de-Bretagne

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Le Theil-de-Bretagne
To Tilh
Le Theil-de-Bretagne (France)
Le Theil-de-Bretagne
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Community association Pays de la Roche aux Fées
Coordinates 47 ° 55 ′  N , 1 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′  N , 1 ° 26 ′  W
height 42-106 m
surface 24.2 km 2
Residents 1,734 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 72 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35240
INSEE code
Website http://letheildebretagne.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Le Theil-de-Bretagne

Le Theil-de-Bretagne ( Breton : An Tilh , Gallo : Le Teilh ) is a French municipality with 1734 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré and is part of the canton of La Guerche-de-Bretagne (until 2015: canton of Retiers ). The inhabitants are called Theillais .

geography

Le Theil-de-Bretagne is located about 28 kilometers south-east of Rennes . Le Theil-de-Bretagne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Essé in the north, Marcillé-Robert in the northeast, Retiers in the east, Coësmes in the south, Sainte-Colombe in the southwest and Janzé in the west.

The place has a train station on the Châteaubriant – Rennes railway line .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,018 1,016 1,089 1,133 1,123 1,130 1,445 1,706
Source: INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Maimboeuf church
  • Notre-Dame chapel in Beauvais, Monument historique since 2013
  • La Rigaudière castle from the 17th century
  • The Rumfort menhirs are located in the forest south of Le Theil-de-Bretagne

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1338-1342.

Web links

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