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Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Sant-Kristol-Gwalen
Commune
A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located in France
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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 Fougères-1
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)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.


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