La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine
| La Fontenelle Ar Fantanig | |
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Birthplace of the composer Jean Langlais | |
  La Fontenelle | |
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Location within Brittany region  La Fontenelle | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W / 48.4686°N 1.5017°WCoordinates: 48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W / 48.4686°N 1.5017°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Antrain |
| Intercommunality | Antrain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Germain |
| Area1 | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 539 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35113 / 35560 |
| Elevation | 7–117 m (23–384 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. | |
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La Fontenelle (Breton: Ar Fantanig, Gallo: La Fontenèll) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Fontenelle are called in French Fontenellois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 687 | — |
| 1968 | 699 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 632 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 545 | −13.8% |
| 1990 | 528 | −3.1% |
| 1999 | 514 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 539 | +4.9% |
See also
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