Combourg
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Commune of Combourg |
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| Komborn | ||
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| Château de Combourg | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo | |
| Canton | Combourg (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Bretagne Romantique | |
| Mayor | Joël Le Besco (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 29 m–120 m (avg. 66 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 63.55 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
4,850 | |
| - Density | 76/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 35085/ 35270 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Combourg (Breton: Komborn, Gallo: Conbórn) is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in Brittany, France.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Combourg are called Combourgeois.
As of the census of 1999, the town had a population of 4,850.
The estimation for 2006 was 5,223.
[edit] Famous people
François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848) grew up in his family's castle in Combourg.
[edit] Twin town
Combourg is twinned with Waldmünchen, in Bavaria, Germany.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Combourg's Tourism Information Center site ((English)
- Cultural Heritage (French)
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