Saint-Coulomb

Saint-Coulomb
Sant-Kouloum

La Mettrie aux Louëts' Malouinière
Saint-Coulomb
Administration
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint-Malo
Canton Cancale
Intercommunality Saint-Malo
Mayor Jean Mainguené
(2008—2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–52 m (0–171 ft)
(avg. 40 m/130 ft)
Land area1 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population2 2,168  (1999)
 - Density 120 /km2 (310 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 35263/ 35350
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-Coulomb (Breton: Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.

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Demographics

Inhabitants are called Colombanais.

Historical population of Saint-Coulomb
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 1390 1542 1611 1746 1938 2168
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompagnied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and arrived either on the Du Guesclin beach, either a few hundreds meters further in the west.

Beaches

This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer.

Malouinières

The Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within 12 km (7.5 mi) of Saint Malo, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.

Neighboring communes

See also

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