Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

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Saint-Samson-sur-Rance
Sant-Samzun
Coat of arms of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance
Saint-Samson-sur-Rance (France)
Saint-Samson-sur-Rance
region Brittany
Department Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Dinan
Canton Pleslin-Trigavou
Community association Dinan agglomeration
Coordinates 48 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  W
height 4–78 m
surface 6.27 km 2
Residents 1,607 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 256 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 22100
INSEE code
Website saintsamson.pagesperso-orange.fr

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance ( Breton Sant-Samzun ) is a French municipality with 1,607 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region Bretagne . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan and the Canton of Pleslin-Trigavou . The residents call themselves Samsonnais (es) .

geography

Saint-Samson-sur-Rance is located about 17 kilometers south of Saint-Malo in the northeast of the Côtes-d'Armor department.

The Menhir de la Tremblais is located in the municipality .

Population development

year 1793 1851 1891 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 449 691 711 494 477 548 874 1,180 1,151 1,429 1,531
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Samson Church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Samson-sur-Rance

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 294-295.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Samson-sur-Rance  - Collection of images, videos and audio files