Saint-Georges-de-Chesné

Saint-Georges-de-Chesné (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ ʃɛne]; Breton: Sant-Jord-Kadeneg) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.[2]

Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Sant-Jord-Kadeneg
The church of Saint-Georges [fr], in Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
The church of Saint-Georges [fr], in Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
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Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is located in France
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is located in Brittany
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Coordinates: 48°16′28″N 1°17′24″W / 48.2744°N 1.29°W / 48.2744; -1.29
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonFougères-1
CommuneRives-du-Couesnon
Area
1
11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
703
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35140
Elevation58–122 m (190–400 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 49 km (30 mi) south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The adjacent communes are Vendel, Billé, Combourtillé, Mecé, Livré-sur-Changeon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793689—    
1800650−5.7%
1806785+20.8%
1821804+2.4%
1831929+15.5%
1836827−11.0%
1841800−3.3%
1846812+1.5%
1851820+1.0%
1856783−4.5%
1861818+4.5%
1866826+1.0%
1872801−3.0%
1876790−1.4%
1881797+0.9%
1886799+0.3%
1891850+6.4%
1896760−10.6%
YearPop.±%
1901718−5.5%
1906729+1.5%
1911707−3.0%
1921597−15.6%
1926626+4.9%
1931587−6.2%
1936612+4.3%
1946600−2.0%
1954553−7.8%
1962505−8.7%
1968457−9.5%
1975417−8.8%
1982410−1.7%
1990396−3.4%
1999386−2.5%
2009563+45.9%
2019703+24.9%

See also

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References

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