La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine
La Fontenelle (Breton: Ar Fantanig, Gallo: La Fontenèll) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-Couesnon.[2]
La Fontenelle Ar Fantanig | |
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Part of Val-Couesnon | |
_Maison_natale_de_Jean_Langlais.jpg) Birthplace of the composer Jean Langlais | |
Location of La Fontenelle 
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  La Fontenelle  La Fontenelle | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Antrain |
| Commune | Val-Couesnon |
| Area 1 | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 542 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35560 |
| Elevation | 7–117 m (23–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of La Fontenelle are called in French Fontenellois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 687 | — |
| 1968 | 699 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 632 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 545 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 528 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 514 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 539 | +4.9% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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