Montfort-sur-Meu

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Coordinates: 48°08′19″N 1°57′17″W / 48.13861, -1.95472

Commune of Montfort-sur-Meu
Moñforzh
Saint Louis de Montfort's birthplace in Montfort-sur-Meu
Location
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Coordinates 48°08′19″N 1°57′17″W / 48.13861, -1.95472
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Montfort-sur-Meu
(chief town)
Intercommunality CdC du Pays de Montfort
Mayor Victor Préauchat
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 28 m–131 m
Land area¹ 14.02 km²
Population²
(1999)		 5,412
 - Density 386/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35188/ 35160
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

Montfort-sur-Meu (Breton: Moñforzh) is a small town in the Ille-et-Vilaine département in France. It is located just West of Rennes in Brittany, France.

It is noted as the birthplace of the well known author and Catholic Saint Louis de Montfort, who is considered the pioneer of the field of Mariology. The saint's birthplace is at No 15, Rue de la Saulnerie in Montfort-sur-Meu. It is now jointly owned by the three Montfortian congregations he formed: the Montfort Missionaries, the Daughters of Wisdom and the Brothers of Saint Gabriel. It is the site of frequent "Montfortian pilgrimages" to Montfort-sur-Meu.

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[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Montfort-sur-Meu are called Montfortais.

As of the census of 1999, the town had a population of 5.412.

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