Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Sant-Kristol-Gwalen |
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A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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 Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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Location within Brittany region
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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| Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°WCoordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W / 48.3436°N 1.4461°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Fougères-1 |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
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| • 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) |
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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.
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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