Redon
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Redon | |
| Canton | Redon (main town) | |
| Community association | Redon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 0-73 m | |
| surface | 15.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,014 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 597 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35600 | |
| INSEE code | 35236 | |
| Website | http://www.redon.fr/ | |
 Redon on the banks of the Vilaine |
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Redon is a French municipality with 9014 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany .
geography
Redon is located at the confluence of the river Oust with the Vilaine . The navigable Canal de Nantes à Brest crosses the Vilaine here and follows the Oust River to the west and the Isac River to the east . As a result, Redon has become a major waterway crossing in Brittany. Today the canal is only of touristic importance.
history
In 832 Conuvoion , a Breton monk, founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur in Redon with the help of the Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious . A small rural community slowly developed around the abbey.
In the Middle Ages, the city benefited from its location on the Vilaine, as the goods could be transported up the Vilaine on ocean-going ships to Redon. There the goods were reloaded and transported on to Rennes , the capital of Brittany, on barges. In the 19th century, Redon experienced another heyday with the construction of the Canal de Nantes à Brest. The old shipowners' houses and the large harbor basin still bear witness to its history as a trading port.
Redon has been a railway junction since 1862, where the Savenay – Landerneau and Rennes – Redon lines meet. Today some TGVs on the Paris M. - Quimper line stop here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 8876 | 9363 | 9649 | 9170 | 9260 | 9499 | 9493 | 9014 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See: List of the Monuments historiques in Redon
Town twinning
Sports
Redon was the destination of the third stage of the 2011 Tour de France .
Personalities
- Louis Marie Levesque de Laferrière (1776–1834), General
- René-Marie-Charles Poirier (1802–1878), Roman Catholic Bishop of Roseau
- Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), writer, playwright, librettist and journalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1149-1189.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (French)