Montfort-sur-Meu
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Montfort-sur-Meu (main town) | |
| Community association | Montfort Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 28-131 m | |
| surface | 14.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,653 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 475 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35160 | |
| INSEE code | 35188 | |
| Website | http://www.montfort-sur-meu.fr/ | |
 Mairie Montfort-sur-Meu |
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Montfort-sur-Meu is a French municipality with 6653 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . It is located on the banks of the Meu River at the confluence of the Garun tributary .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2699 | 2965 | 3098 | 4301 | 4675 | 5412 | 6166 | 6653 |
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Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Montfort-sur-Meu
Personalities
- Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (1673–1716), people's missionary, writer and founder of an order
Town twinning
The city has a city partnership with Marktheidenfeld in Lower Franconia , with which there is also an annual school exchange . There is also a town partnership with Pobiedziska in Poland .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 982-990.
Web links
Commons : Montfort-sur-Meu - Collection of images, videos and audio files
