Saint Carné

Saint-Carné ; Sant-Karneg
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Lanvallay
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 25 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W
height	7-118 m
surface	8.36 km 2
Residents	998 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	119 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22100
INSEE code	22280
Website	http://www.saint-carne.com/

Saint-Carné ( Breton Sant-Karneg ) is a French commune with 998 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Côtes-d'Armor department in the Brittany region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan and the Canton of Lanvallay . The residents call themselves Carnéens / Carnéennes .

geography

Saint-Carné is located about 26 kilometers south-southwest of Saint-Malo and about 44 kilometers northwest of Rennes in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

Ax finds from the Neolithic Age , a bracelet from the Celtic period and other finds from the Gallo-Roman period prove an early settlement. The parish was part of the Dinan District from 1793 to 1801 . It was also part of the canton of Plumaudan from 1793 to 1801 and part of the canton of Dinan-Ouest from 1801 to 2015 . Since 1801, Saint-Carné has been administratively assigned to the Arrondissement of Dinan. A first mention of Saint-Carné as Seint Karnay can be found in 1256, when a Jehan de Seint Karnay is mentioned in a document .

Population development

year	1793	1800	1836	1841	1886	1901	1926	1936	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	674	609	860	805	744	822	635	600	652	655	682	747	787	811	908	918
Sources: Cassini and INSEE