Saint-Germain-en-Coglès

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Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (France)
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Antrain
Community association Couesnon Marches de Bretagne
Coordinates 48 ° 24 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W
height 105-194 m
surface 32.09 km 2
Residents 2,051 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35133
INSEE code 35273
Website http://www.saint-germain-en-cogles.com/

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès town hall

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès ( Breton : Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz ) is a French municipality with 2051 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Fougères-Vitré and the canton Antrain (until 2015: canton Saint-Brice-en-Coglès ). The inhabitants are called Germainais .

geography

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is located about 45 km northeast of Rennes . The river Minette has its source on the southern border of the municipality. Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montours in the north and north-west, Le Châtellier in the north-east, Parigné in the east and north-east, Lécousse in the south-east, Romagné in the south, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes in the south-west and Saint-Étienne -en-Coglès to the west.

The former route nationale 155 (today's D155) runs through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
2,020 1.911 1,815 1,781 1,794 1,773 1,960 2,033
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès

  • Allée couverte by Rocher Jacquot
  • Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre church, largely built between 1850 and 1853, foundations from the 15th century
  • Chapel of Saint-Jacques of Marigny, family crypt of Pommereul, monument historique since 1937/1938
  • Old mansion of La Carrée from the 18th century

  • Saint Germain Church

  • Saint-Jacques Chapel

  • Dolmen of La Rocher-Jacquaux

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the Portuguese community of Vila Verde e Barbudo in the Braga district.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1472-1482.

Web links

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