Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
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Location of Saint-Méen-le-Grand  | |
  Saint-Méen-le-Grand  Saint-Méen-le-Grand | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Guitton[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,603 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35297 /35290 |
| Elevation | 79–123 m (259–404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Méen-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɛ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]; Breton: Sant-Meven; Gallo: Saent-Men) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It is located west of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël.
The town was the birthplace of the 3-time Tour de France winner Louison Bobet and it hosted the start of Stage 8 of the 2006 Tour.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Saint-Méen-le-Grand are called mévennais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,063 | — |
| 1975 | 3,358 | +1.32% |
| 1982 | 3,742 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 3,729 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 3,566 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 4,180 | +2.01% |
| 2012 | 4,526 | +1.60% |
| 2017 | 4,635 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Méen-le-Grand.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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