Mont-Dol

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mont-Dol
Menez-Dol
Mont-Dol coat of arms
Mont-Dol (France)
Mont-Dol
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint Malo
Canton Dol-de-Bretagne
Community association Pays de Dol et de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Coordinates 48 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  W
height 1-62 m
surface 26.44 km 2
Residents 1,093 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 41 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35120
INSEE code
Website http://www.mont-dol.fr/

Mill on the Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol is a French commune with 1,093 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany .

geography

The place is on the hill of the same name. This mound consists mainly of 525 million year old granite stone . It reaches a height of 62 meters.

In the north, the municipality has an extremely short stretch of coast. This is located between the neighboring communities Le Vivier-sur-Mer (northwest) and Cherrueix (northeast). Mont-Dol is also bordered by Baguer-Pican in the east, Dol-de-Bretagne in the south, Roz-Landrieux in the south-west, La Fresnais in the west and Hirel in the north-west. In the west, the municipal boundary is formed by the Guyoult River. The Rennes - Saint-Malo railway line crosses the municipality to the south-east.

history

In the past, Mont-Dol was an island. At that time, the Mont-Dol was similar to the Mont-Saint-Michel . According to a legend, the sea retreated in 709. During the Second World War there were a total of four German bunkers in Mont-Dol .

Between 1872 and 1874 the archaeologist Simon Sirodot excavated a prehistoric site at the foot of Mont-Dol. Around 110,000 year old traces of Neanderthals were found there .

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Mont-Dol

  • Saint-Pierre Church (12th-15th centuries)
  • Windmill from 1943
  • Chapel, consecrated in 1857
  • Notre-Dame de l'Espérance tower from 1857

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 1099 1105 1060 1046 1111 1095 1216 1093

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 550-554.

Web links

Commons : Mont-Dol  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b community website
  2. a b Mont-Dol on patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr  
  3. Mont-dol.net ( Memento from July 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )