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Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ kʁistɔf də valɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Sant-Kristol-Gwalen
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Fougères-1
Intercommunality	Fougères Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michelle Garavaglia[1]
Area 1	3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	235
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 235 —     1800 295 +25.5% 1806 260 −11.9% 1821 257 −1.2% 1831 286 +11.3% 1836 308 +7.7% 1841 290 −5.8% 1846 296 +2.1% 1851 323 +9.1% 1856 310 −4.0% 1861 300 −3.2% 1866 341 +13.7% 1872 324 −5.0% 1876 324 +0.0% 1881 321 −0.9% 1886 300 −6.5% 1891 324 +8.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 291 −10.2% 1901 274 −5.8% 1906 291 +6.2% 1911 223 −23.4% 1921 193 −13.5% 1926 241 +24.9% 1931 222 −7.9% 1936 232 +4.5% 1946 194 −16.4% 1954 185 −4.6% 1962 164 −11.4% 1968 151 −7.9% 1975 129 −14.6% 1982 107 −17.1% 1990 106 −0.9% 1999 138 +30.2% 2009 211 +52.9%

Geography

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located 37 km (23 mi) to the northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Sights

• Parish Church of the 15th century.
• Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
• Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
• Valley of "La Minette".

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  Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains.
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  Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
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  The war memorial.
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  The Liberty Oak.
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  Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Memorial stone.
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  Flood of January 4, 1936.

Events

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

External links

• Official website : Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (in French)
• Geography of Brittany
• The page of the commune on infobretagne.com
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (bretonisch: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 235 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Ille-et-Vilaine in der Region Bretagne.

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[es] Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (Sant-Kristol-Gwalen en bretón) es un municipio francés, situado en el departamento del Ille y Vilaine y la región Bretaña.

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