Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon

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Coordinates: 48°20′33″N 1°29′18″W / 48.3425, -1.48833

Commune of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Henwig-ar-C'houenon
Location
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Coordinates 48°20′33″N 1°29′18″W / 48.3425, -1.48833
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné
Intercommunality CdC du Pays d'Aubigné
Mayor Yves Maillard
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 22 m–107 m
Land area¹ 21.56 km²
Population²
(1999)		 861
 - Density 40/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35355/ 35490
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

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Henwig-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Vioez-Vic) 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, in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine.

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] Demographics

Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called Vieuxviciens.

As of the census of 1999, the village had a population of 861. The estimation of 2007 was 1,069.

[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] See also

[edit] Reference

This is a translation of the French Wikipedia Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon entry.

[edit] External links and reference

All these links are in French.