Iffendic

Iffendic Ilfentig
The church of Saint-Éloi in Iffendic
Coat of arms
Iffendic
Location within Brittany region  Iffendic
Coordinates: 48°07′52″N 2°01′57″W / 48.1311°N 2.0325°W / 48.1311; -2.0325Coordinates: 48°07′52″N 2°01′57″W / 48.1311°N 2.0325°W / 48.1311; -2.0325
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Montfort-sur-Meu
Intercommunality	Pays de Montfort
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christophe Martins
Area1	73.66 km2 (28.44 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	4,204
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	35133 /35750
Elevation	32–134 m (105–440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Iffendic (pronounced Findic, Breton: Ilfentig, Gallo: Fendic) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is located in the North West of France.

The towns nearby are Montfort-sur-Meu, La Nouaye, Bédée, Pleumeleuc, Saint-Gonlay, Talensac and Breteil.
By its surface, Iffendic is at the third rank of the towns in the department, after Paimpont and Martigné-Ferchaud.
The Meu river goes through the town.

Inhabitants of Iffendic are called Iffendicois in French.

Iffendic was located on the crossroad of two Roman ways; the North/South way from Corseul to Nantes and the East/West way from Rennes to Carhaix. We can also mention other older traces from the Gallo-Roman period with the menhir of Pierre Longue (Neolithic) near the villages of La Barre and Vau-Savelin. Normans devastated the district during the 10th century and the church changed of place, it was not at the edge of the Meu river anymore. The church was rebuilt in 1122 by a certain Jacob, at the place where the church is now. In 1189, the church of Iffendic was given to Noirmoutier en Touraine abbey which founded then a priory in the region. After the settlement of the Benedictines, the diocese of Saint-Malo kept sizeable rights on the parish of Iffendic. The parish was divided into 11 sections, in particular to collect taxes: the town centre, Allansac, la Barre, Boutavent, Canlou, Couacurel, Pintillac, Tréez, Tréhieuc, Trévit, and Vaubeuzet. During the Middle Ages, Iffendic had many buildings on its own territory, like castles and manors. The castle of Boutavent (12th century) accommodated the Lords of Montfort when the castle of Montfort had been destroyed. They stayed in Boutavent during nearly two centuries before settling back to their former castle: the one in Montfort. After that, the site seemed to be abandoned but nothing proves that it hasn't been inhabited then.