Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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Commune of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains View of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains |
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Location | |
Longitude | 01°26'46" W |
Latitude | 48°20'37" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bretagne |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Fougères |
Canton | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
Mayor | Yves Gérard (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 35 m–104 m (avg. 75 m) |
Land area¹ | 3.27 km² |
Population² (1999) |
138 |
- Density (1999) | 42/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 35261/ 35140 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in Brittany, France.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located at 37 km in the North-East of Rennes and at 35 km in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.
The communes bordering are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
[edit] Administration
Town hall
- Address: Le Bourg, 35140 Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
- Standard : 02 99 39 35 16
- Fax : 02 99 39 35 46
- Email : saintchristophedevalains@wanadoo.fr
- Opening hours: Mo. 9:00 to 11:45, Wed. 13:15 to 19:00, Fri. 9:00 to 11:15
[edit] Monuments and attractions
- Parish Church of the 15th century.
- Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
- Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
- Valley of "La Minette".
[edit] Events
Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.