Moulins (Ille-et-Vilaine)
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Moulins Melined |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne | |
| Community association | Vitré Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 22 ′ W | |
| height | 42-94 m | |
| surface | 15.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 716 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35680 | |
| INSEE code | 35198 | |
| Website | http://www.moulins35.fr/ | |
Moulins ( Breton : Melined ; Gallo : Móleins ) is a French municipality with 716 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 , the canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne and the community association Vitré Communauté . The inhabitants are called Moulinois .
geography
Moulins is located about 50 kilometers southeast of Rennes in eastern Brittany on the Quincampoix River . Moulins is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Bais in the east,
- Marcillé-Robert in the south,
- Boistrudan in the southwest,
- Piré-Chancé with Chancé in the north and Piré-sur-Seiche in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 682 | 603 | 508 | 540 | 510 | 562 | 612 | 679 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moulins (Ille-et-Vilaine)
- Saint-Martin church, built in the 15th century with parts from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 18th century, monument historique since 1974
- Monbouan Castle with park, built in 1771, monument historique since 2000
Personalities
- François-Zacharie Roussin (1827-1894), chemist and pharmacist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 667-669.
Web links
Commons : Moulins - collection of images, videos and audio files
