Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon

Administration
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon Henwig-ar-C'houenon
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Location within Brittany region Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aubigné
Mayor	Joël Hardy (2008—2014)
Statistics
Elevation	22–107 m (72–351 ft)
Land area¹	21.56 km² (8.32 sq mi)
Population²	861 (1999)
- Density	40 /km² (100 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Henwig-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Vioez-Vic) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Transportation
6 Monuments and attractions
7 See also
8 References
9 External links and reference

Geography

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne.

History

The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin Vetus Victus, "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063.

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.

Demographics

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

Historical population of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1023	941	928	835	863	861
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Transportation

The village is served by just one bus route, the Rennes/Antrain line.

Monuments and attractions

The Saint-Germain church, most of which dates from the seventeenth century, although certain parts date from the eleventh century. The organ was installed in 1883.
The Chateau of Moulinet, dating from the nineteenth 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.

References

INSEE commune file

External links and reference

All these links are in French.

La Résistance à Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon A history of local resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II.
Commune ou ville de Vieux Vy sur Couesnon: Actualités, agenda, forum, petites annonces, sites Internet... Local page from a regional Breton Web site
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon - Commune de Bretagne Summary of local administrative and statistical information.
(French) Cultural Heritage

Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department