Langon, Ille-et-Vilaine
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Langon Landegon |
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The town hall in Langon
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 47°43′13″N 1°50′48″W / 47.7203°N 1.8467°WCoordinates: 47°43′13″N 1°50′48″W / 47.7203°N 1.8467°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Redon | |
| Canton | Redon | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Redon | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Renoul | |
| Area1 | 36.54 km2 (14.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,447 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35145 /35660 | |
| Elevation | 1–97 m (3.3–318.2 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Langon (Breton: Landegon, Gallo: Langon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Langon is in the region of Brittany, close to the border with the Pays de Loire region. It is located 22 km (14 mi) from Redon, 60 km (37 mi) from Rennes (the capital of Brittany), and 70 km (43 mi) from Nantes and Saint Nazaire.
The Vilaine river, which flows through Vitré and Rennes, borders the territory of Langon over a distance of 14 km, then flows on into the Atlantic ocean. Langon has one of the best preserved pastoral countrysides in all of Brittany.
The earliest traces of human activity on the territory of present-day Langon date back to around 10,000 BCE, in the Mesolithic era. By the end of the 19th century, 35 megalithic groupings had been discovered, many of which have since been razed.
The city's Roman heritage is evidenced in the Chapelle Ste Agathe, the villa de Balac, and a stretch of paved road. The first Christian communities established themselves in the area starting at the end of the 5th century. The town was built around the chapel.
Starting in the 9th century, the history of the village becomes intertwined with that of the Abbey of Redon. It is in the records of this Abbey that the name of the parish is written using various Latin spellings ("Langedon", "Langeco", "Lanco", and "Lancon").
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