Mézières-sur-Couesnon

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Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W / 48.29639, -1.43167

Commune of Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon
Location
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Coordinates 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W / 48.29639, -1.43167
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères
Canton Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Intercommunality CdC du Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Mayor Philippe Dolo
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 35 m–121 m
(avg. 90 m)
Land area¹ 24.74 km²
Population²
(1999)		 822
 - Density 33/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35178/ 35140
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.
France

Mézières-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in France.

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[edit] Geography

Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located at 30 km in the North-East of Rennes and at 42 km in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River.

The communes bordering are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called Mézièrais.

As of the census of 1999, the village had a population of 822.
The estimation for 2006 was 1,164.

[edit] Administration

Town hall

Address: Place de la Mairie 35140 Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Standard : 02 99 39 36 43
Fax : 02 99 39 32 53
Email : commune-de-mezieres-sur-couesnon@wanadoo.fr
Opening hours: We,Th,Fr,Sa 9:00 to 12:00, Mo 14:00 to 19:00 and Tu 14:00 à 17:00

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