Les Iffs
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Saint Malo | |
| Canton | Combourg | |
| Community association | Brittany Romantique | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 52 ′ W | |
| height | 53-141 m | |
| surface | 4.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 272 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35630 | |
| INSEE code | 35134 | |
_Mairie.jpg) Mairie Les Iffs |
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Les Iffs is one of the many small towns of France in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine of the region Bretagne . Les Iffs belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Malo and the canton of Combourg .
location
The municipality is only 4.52 square kilometers and is located between 53 and 141 m above sea level, southwest of Tinténiac , west of national road 137 and north of department road 27. It has 272 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
history
The place is first mentioned in the 12th century when a castle was built here. It was the seat of the Lords of Tinténiac. It was here that Bertrand du Guesclin was knighted in 1354 ; Jeanne de Lavel , his second wife, whom he married in 1373, came from Montmuran. The current parish church dates back to the 15th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 212 | 208 | 191 | 178 | 218 | 232 | 256 | 272 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Ouen parish church (15th / 16th century), Gothic ( Flamboyant style ), neo-Gothic bell tower from 1875 to 1881; see also the Renaissance window: Childhood of Jesus and Mary , Passion window , root Jesse window , Chaste Susanna , Holy windows and judgment of Ivo of Kermartin
- Montmuran Castle (12th, 14th and 18th centuries) with drawbridge, chapel and orangery
- Manoir de La Porte (15th century)
- Manoir de La Boulaye (15th / 16th century)
- Fontaine close Saint-Fiacre (16th century), small stone building
- Stone cross in the south of the church
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Iffs
Personalities
- Francis Chauvin , French cyclist (1902-1994)
literature
- R. Couffon: Eglise Saint Ouen des Iffs. Congrès archéologique de France, 1968.
- FC James: Le château de Montmuran. Congrès archéologique de France, 1968.
- M. Mauger: Les Iffs. Dictionnaire du patrimoine breton, Apogée, 2000, pp. 497f.
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 178-186.
