Saint-Lunaire

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Saint-Lunaire
Sant-Luner
Saint-Lunaire coat of arms
Saint-Lunaire (France)
Saint-Lunaire
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint Malo
Canton Saint-Malo-2
Community association Côte d'Émeraude
Coordinates 48 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  W
height 0-64 m
surface 10.27 km 2
Residents 2,356 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 229 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35800
INSEE code
Website http://www.saint-lunaire.fr/

Saint-Lunaire town hall

Saint-Lunaire ( Breton : Sant-Luner ) is a French municipality with 2356 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Saint-Lunaire belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Malo and the canton of Saint-Malo-2 (until 2015: canton of Dinard ). The inhabitants are called Lunairien (ne) s in French .

geography

Saint-Lunaire is located on the Emerald Coast about seven kilometers west of Saint-Malo . Saint-Lunaire is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dinard in the east, Pleurtuit in the south and Saint-Briac-sur-Mer in the west.

The former Route nationale 786 runs through the municipality .

history

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1639 1578 1585 2020 2163 2250 2307 2356

Attractions

  • Old church Saint-Lunaire from the 11th century with Romanesque, Gothic and classical elements, since 1913 Monument historique , with Calvaire from the 16th century (since 1930 Monument historique)
  • today's Catholic Church
  • Protestant church
  • Pointe Le Décollé
  • town hall
  • Promenade
  • old grand hotel

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the British community of Hexham in Northumberland (England) .

media

In 2015, the municipality of Saint-Lunaire was the setting for the drama Neuf Jours en Hiver ( Eng . Nine Days in Winter ) by director Alain Tasma .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 512-517.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Lunaire  - Collection of images, videos and audio files