Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

Coat of arms
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Location within Brittany region
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon
Coordinates: 48°18′16″N 1°21′51″W / 48.3044°N 1.3642°W / 48.3044; -1.3642Coordinates: 48°18′16″N 1°21′51″W / 48.3044°N 1.3642°W / 48.3044; -1.3642
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Fougères-1
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jules Masson
Area1 12.05 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 500
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35293 /35140
Elevation 42–117 m (138–384 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Sant-Marzh-ar-C'houenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is located 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Rennes and 43 km (27 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes, Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, and Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon are called médardais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962491—    
1968411−16.3%
1975339−17.5%
1982368+8.6%
1990402+9.2%
1999410+2.0%
2009500+22.0%

See also

References

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