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Commune in Brittany, France
Mézières-sur-Couesnon Maézierr (Gallo)
Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon (Breton)
Commune
The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-CouesnonThe town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Location of Mézières-sur-Couesnon
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Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W / 48.2964°N 1.4317°W / 48.2964; -1.4317
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonFougères-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Barbette
Area24.74 km (9.55 sq mi)
Population1,735
 • Density70/km (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code35178 /35140
Elevation35–121 m (115–397 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mézières-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [mezjɛʁ syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Mézières on Couesnon; Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon; Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Rennes and 42 km (26 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River.

The bordering communes are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called Mézièrais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,007—    
1968962−4.5%
1975881−8.4%
1982816−7.4%
1990807−1.1%
1999822+1.9%
20081,297+57.8%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department


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