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Saint-Maden Sant-Maden
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Broons
Community association	Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 20 ′  N , 2 ° 5 ′  W
height	17-70 m
surface	6.56 km 2
Residents	231 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	22350
INSEE code	22312
Website	http://st-maden.pagesperso-orange.fr/

Saint-Maden ( Breton : Sant-Maden ) is a French commune with 231 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 Broons . The residents call themselves Madennais (es) .

geography

Saint-Maden is about 38 kilometers north-west of Rennes and 36 kilometers south of Saint-Malo in the east of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

history

The parish was part of the Dinan District from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Trefumel from 1793 to 1801 and part of the canton of Caulnes from 1801 to 2015 (canton of Saint-Jouan-de-l'Isle until 1881). Since 1801, Saint-Maden has been administratively part of the Arrondissement of Dinan. Saint-Maden was first mentioned by name as Sanctus Madigni around 1170/1180 in a deed of donation from the Lord of Dinan to the Abbey of Saint-Melaine in Rennes.

Population development

year	1793	1836	1866	1901	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	494	448	508	492	295	282	272	283	246	206	202	201
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a decrease in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

• Saint-Jean village church (oldest parts from the 12th century), with a cross by the church
• several mansions: Manoir de la Blanche-Noe (17th century), Manoir de la Bigotais (17th century), Manoir de la Frulais (built 1669) and Manoir de la Motte (built 1643)
• old house in La Sècherie from the 17th century
• 15th century cross from La Sècherie
• Cross of Les Champs-Pilais
• Millstone (replica from the 19th century) at the village church
• several mills
• Memorial to the Fallen

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  Mairie (Town Hall) of Saint-Maden

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  Saint-Jean village church

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  Memorial to the Fallen

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 138-139.

Web links

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

• Location of the municipality
• Brief information about the community
• Photos of the Saint-Jean village church
• Information about the history and the sights

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Description of the sights (French) ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 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. 
2. ↑ Memorial to the fallen of the two world wars