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Redon (French pronunciation: [ʁədɔ̃] (listen); 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
Subprefecture and commune
The town hall and tower of the abbey
Location of Redon
Redon
Redon
Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonRedon
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pascal Duchêne (UDI)
Area
1
15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
9,287
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35236 /35600
Elevation0–73 m (0–240 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.

It is situated at the junction of the Oust and Vilaine rivers and Nantes-Brest canal, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods.

It is located at 50 km from Nantes, Rennes, Vannes and their airports

The town has a station which connects to Quimper and Rennes then Paris in 2h05

Lock's port of Redon
Lock's port of Redon

History


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 the Pious 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 benefitted from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.


Population


Inhabitants of Redon are called Redonnais/Redonnaises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,363    
1975 9,649+0.43%
1982 9,170−0.72%
1990 9,260+0.12%
1999 9,499+0.28%
2007 9,616+0.15%
2012 9,306−0.65%
2017 9,014−0.64%
Source: INSEE[2]

Breton language


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.[3]


Economy



Cultural life



International relations


Redon is twinned with:


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  4. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.




На других языках


[de] Redon

Redon ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 9287 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Ille-et-Vilaine in der Region Bretagne.
- [en] Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine

[ru] Редон (город)

Редон (фр. Redon) — город на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Бретань, департамент Иль и Вилен, центр одноименных округа и кантона. Расположен в 60 км к юго-западу от Ренна и в 60 км к северо-западу от Нанта. На территории города пересекаются река Вилен и канал Нант — Брест, связывающий город Брест на морском побережье с Луарой. Железнодорожная станция Редон в центре города соединяет линии Ренн-Редон и Савене-Ландерно.



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