Martigné-Ferchaud

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Martigné-Ferchaud
Marzhinieg-Houarnruz
Martigné-Ferchaud coat of arms
Martigné-Ferchaud (France)
Martigné-Ferchaud
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Community association Pays de la Roche aux Fées
Coordinates 47 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 50 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  W
height 42–121 m
surface 74.1 km 2
Residents 2,603 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35640
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-martigneferchaud.fr/

Martigné-Ferchaud town hall

Martigné-Ferchaud ( Breton : Marzhinieg-Houarnruz , Gallo : Marteinyaé-FERCHAUD ) is a French municipality with 2603 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 . The inhabitants are called Martignolais .

geography

The Semnon flows through the municipality of Martigné-Ferchaud, forming the 80-hectare lake Étang de la Forge (also called: Étang de Martigné). In the south and southeast of the municipality is the Forêt d'Araize (9.47 square kilometers). Martigné-Ferchaud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Retiers in the north, Forges-la-Forêt in the north and northeast, Eancé in the east, Pouancé in the southeast, Villepot and Noyal-sur-Brutz in the south, Fercé in the southwest, Thourie in the west and Sainte- Colombe in the northwest.

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

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 3,286 3,227 3,285 3,150 2,920 2,634 2,568 2,627
Source: INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church

Personalities

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the German municipality of Niederfischbach in Rhineland-Palatinate .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1327-1332.

Web links

Commons : Martigné-Ferchaud  - collection of images, videos and audio files