Talensac
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Talensac Talenseg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Montfort-sur-Meu | |
| Community association | Montfort Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ W | |
| height | 24–128 m | |
| surface | 21.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,488 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35160 | |
| INSEE code | 35331 | |
| Website | http://www.talensac.fr/ | |
 Saint-Méen church in Talensac |
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Talensac ( Breton : Talenseg ) is a French municipality with 2488 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu . The inhabitants are called Talensacois (es) .
geography
Talensac is about 20 kilometers west of Rennes . The river Meu runs through the municipality , into which the Chèze and the Serein flow. Talensac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Breteil in the north, Cintré in the east, Mordelles and Bréal-sous-Montfort in the south-east, Le Verger in the south, Monterfil in the south-west, Iffendic in the west and Montfort-sur-Meu in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 886 | 901 | 1,083 | 1,977 | 2,057 | 2,044 | 2,319 | 2,375 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Talensac
- Menhir Le Grès Saint-Méen
- Saint-Méen church from the 19th century
- Hunaudière mansion from the 16th century
- Remains of the old castle of Bédoyère, demolished in 1920
- Saint-Lunaire fountain
- Park Eminescu in the valley of the Meu
- Lake Guern ( Étang Guern )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 995-996.
