Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Sant-Kristol-Gwalen
A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Location within Brittany region Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°W / 48.3436; -1.4461Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°W / 48.3436; -1.4461
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Yves Gérard
Area¹	3.27 km² (1.26 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	211
• Density	65/km² (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	35261 / 35140
Elevation	35–104 m (115–341 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
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 northwestern France.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	235	—
1800	295	+25.5%
1806	260	−11.9%
1821	257	−1.2%
1831	286	+11.3%
1836	308	+7.7%
1841	290	−5.8%
1846	296	+2.1%
1851	323	+9.1%
1856	310	−4.0%
1861	300	−3.2%
1866	341	+13.7%
1872	324	−5.0%
1876	324	+0.0%
1881	321	−0.9%
1886	300	−6.5%
1891	324	+8.0%
1896	291	−10.2%
1901	274	−5.8%
1906	291	+6.2%
1911	223	−23.4%
1921	193	−13.5%
1926	241	+24.9%
1931	222	−7.9%
1936	232	+4.5%
1946	194	−16.4%
1954	185	−4.6%
1962	164	−11.4%
1968	151	−7.9%
1975	129	−14.6%
1982	107	−17.1%
1990	106	−0.9%
1999	138	+30.2%
2009	211	+52.9%

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

Sights

Parish Church of the 15th century.
Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
Valley of "La Minette".

Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains.
Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
The war memorial.
The Liberty Oak.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Memorial stone.
Flood of January 4, 1936.

Events

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.

References

INSEE

External links

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Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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