Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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| Commune of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01°29'18 W |
| Latitude | 48°20'33 N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Saint-Aubin d'Aubigné |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays d'Aubigné |
| Mayor | Yves Maillard (2001) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 22–107 (avg. 65) |
| Land area¹ | 21.56 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
861 |
| - Density (1999) | 40/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35355/ 35490 |
| 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). | |
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Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Henwig-ar-C'houenon) is a village in the west of France, situated on the frontier of Brittany in the district of Fougères, on the Couesnon river.
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[edit] Geography
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located at 33 km in the North-East of Rennes and at 35 km in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.
The communes bordering are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne.
[edit] History
The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin Vetus Victus, "old market town." The village has had this name since at least 1063.
[edit] Economy
Industries:
- Silver-lead ore was mined in the 19th century at a place called Brais. The mine was closed in 1956.
- A granite quarry is still in operation in the northeast, not far from the former mine site.
[edit] Transportation
The village is served by just one bus route, the Rennes/Antrain line.
[edit] Education
Vieux-Vy has four primary classes.
[edit] Monuments and attractions
- The Saint-Germain church, most of which dates from the 17th century, although certain parts date from the 11th century. The organ was installed in 1883.
- The Chateau of Moulinet, dating from the 19th century.
- The Grotto of Brais (dedicated to the Virgin Mary).
- Within the village boundaries there are seven watermills on the Couesnon river. These are mainly paper mills.
- Cyclops's Wall of Orange (from the Iron Age).
- A trough-shaped granite sarcophagus, first mentioned in 1020, located at the door to the church.
[edit] External links and reference
All these links are in French.
- La Résistance à Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon A history of local resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II.
- Commune ou ville de Vieux Vy sur Couesnon: Actualités, agenda, forum, petites annonces, sites Internet... Local page from a regional Breton Web site
- Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon - Commune de Bretagne Summary of local administrative and statistical information.
- (French) Cultural Heritage
- This is a translation of the French Wikipedia Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon entry.
