Louvigné-du-Désert
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Louvigné-du-Désert Louvigneg-an-Dezerzh |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | Fougères-2 | |
| Community association | Fougères agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 97-198 m | |
| surface | 41.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,374 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35420 | |
| INSEE code | 35162 | |
| Website | http://www.louvignedudesert.org/ | |
_Mairie.jpg) Louvigné-du-Désert town hall |
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Louvigné-du-Désert ( Breton : Louvigneg-to-Dezerzh ) is a French municipality with 3374 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 the canton Fougères-2 .
geography
Louvigné-du-Désert lies on the Nançon and is bordered by the River Laif to the west and the Airon to the east. Louvigné-du-Désert is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Brice-de-Landelles and Les Logis-Marchis in the north, Landivy in the east, La Bazouge-du-Désert and Landéan in the south, Parigné and Villarnée in the southwest, Mellé in the west and Monthault in the northwest.
The former route nationale 177 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 3880 | 3983 | 4298 | 4445 | 4260 | 4034 | 3834 | 3374 |
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Source: INSEE
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Attractions
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- Saint-Martin church, built in the 16th century, choir from the 19th century
- Saint-Jean chapel
- Monthorin Castle, built in the 17th century for Baron Gilles de Ruëllan, monument historique since 1936
- Bas-Plessis mansion from the 14th century
- Rock of Saint-Guillaume (Mont Louvier), elevation at 184 meters, according to legend, a hermit, the holy Guillaume Firmat, is said to have retired here
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Community partnerships
There are partnerships with the German community of Trendelburg in Hesse and the British community of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset (England).
Personalities
- Ferdinand Baston de La Riboisière (1790–1812), officer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 826-838.
