Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon Henwig-ar-C'houenon |
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The church in Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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 Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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Location within Brittany region
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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| Coordinates: 48°20′33″N 1°29′18″W / 48.3425°N 1.4883°WCoordinates: 48°20′33″N 1°29′18″W / 48.3425°N 1.4883°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Antrain |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Aubigné |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pascal Dewasmes |
| Area1 | 21.56 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,095 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35355 /35490 |
| Elevation | 22–107 m (72–351 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.
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (Breton: Henwig-ar-C'houenon, Gallo: Vioez-Vic) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The neighboring communes are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne.
The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin Vetus Victus, "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063.
Industries:
Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called Vieuxviciens in French.
The village is served by just one bus route, the Rennes/Antrain line.
All these links are in French.
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