Saint-Méen-le-Grand
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| Saint-Méen-le-Grand Sant-Meven | |
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  Saint-Méen-le-Grand | |
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Location within Brittany region  Saint-Méen-le-Grand | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′24″N 2°11′23″W / 48.19°N 2.1897°WCoordinates: 48°11′24″N 2°11′23″W / 48.19°N 2.1897°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Saint-Méen-le-Grand |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Méen-le-Grand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Cottard |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Population2 | 4,350 |
| • Population2 Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35297 / 35290 |
| Elevation | 79–123 m (259–404 ft) |
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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-Méen-le-Grand (Breton: Sant-Meven, Gallo: Saent-Men) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It is located southwest of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël.
At the 2006 Tour de France, Saint-Méen-le-Grand hosted the start of Stage 8.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Méen-le-Grand are called Mévennais in French.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 2,887 | — |
| 1968 | 3,063 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 3,358 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 3,742 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 3,729 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,566 | −4.4% |
| 2009 | 4,350 | +22.0% |
See also
- Saint-Méen Abbey
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
References
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