Pocé-les-Bois
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | Vitré | |
| Community association | Vitré Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ W | |
| height | 47-112 m | |
| surface | 14.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,293 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35500 | |
| INSEE code | 35229 | |
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Pocé-les-Bois (in Gallo Poczaé , in Breton Pozieg ) is a commune in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany . It belongs to the canton of Vitré in the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré . It borders in the north-west on Champeaux , in the north on Montreuil-sous-Pérouse , in the east on Vitré , in the south on Étrelles and Saint-Aubin-des-Landes and in the west on Saint-Jean-sur-Vilaine . The Vilaine and theParis – Brest railway line pass the municipal marker. The nearest train station is in Vitré.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 482 | 478 | 557 | 641 | 731 | 971 | 1,044 | 1,247 |
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Pocé-les-Bois
- Saint-Anges-Gardiens chapel
- Bois-Bide Castle, Monument historique
- Gazon Castle, Monument historique
- Notre-Dame church
- Former Notre-Dame Church
- Menhir La Pierre Blanche , Monument historique
- Menhir of Villaumur
The Chantache, a tributary of the Vilaine , is dammed up to become the Etang de la Chantache
Saint-Anges-Gardiens chapel
Bois-Bide Castle
Notre-Dame church
Former Notre-Dame Church
Menhir la Pierre Blanche
Menhir of Villaumur
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1710-1712.
