Val-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [val kwenɔ̃]; Breton: Traoñ-Kouenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Antrain (the seat), La Fontenelle, Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay.[3]

Val-Couesnon
Traoñ-Kouenon (Breton)
Town hall in Antrain
Town hall in Antrain
Location of Val-Couesnon
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Val-Couesnon is located in France
Val-Couesnon
Val-Couesnon
Val-Couesnon is located in Brittany
Val-Couesnon
Val-Couesnon
Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 1°29′01″W / 48.4611°N 1.4836°W / 48.4611; -1.4836
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonVal-Couesnon
IntercommunalityCouesnon Marches de Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Houdus[1]
Area
1
79.01 km2 (30.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,102
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35004 /35560
Elevation6–117 m (20–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,895—    
1975 4,866−0.08%
1982 4,504−1.10%
1990 4,253−0.71%
1999 4,075−0.47%
2007 4,248+0.52%
2012 4,273+0.12%
2017 4,191−0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE