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The town hall and tower of the abbey
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.6522°N 2.0836°WCoordinates: 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.6522°N 2.0836°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Redon | |
| Canton | Redon | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Redon | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Thomas Dectot | |
| Area1 | 15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 9,493 | |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35236 /35600 | |
| Elevation | 0–73 m (0–240 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.
Redon (French pronunciation: [ʁə.dɔ̃]; Breton pronunciation: [ˈreːdõn]) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.
It is situated at the junction of the Oust and Vilaine rivers, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods.
Very little information exists about this area before 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis le Pieux founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the life of the abbey still exist.
The town developed around the abbey until a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants was formed in the 1960s.
In the Middle Ages, Redon benefited from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.
Inhabitants of Redon are called Redonnais / Redonnaises in French.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 10 October 2008.
In 2008, 14.31% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
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