Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Sant-Kristol-Gwalen

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Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Administration
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Mayor Yves Gérard
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 35–104 m (115–341 ft)
(avg. 75 m/246 ft)
Land area1 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population2 186  (2008)
 - Density 57 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 35261/ 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

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Geography

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located at 37 km (23 mi) in the North-East of Rennes and at 35 km (22 mi) in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The communes bordering are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Monuments and attractions

Events

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.

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