Saint-Coulomb

Saint-Coulomb (Breton: Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Coulomb

Sant-Kouloum
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Coulomb
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Coulomb
Saint-Coulomb
Saint-Coulomb
Coordinates: 48°40′33″N 1°54′37″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonSaint-Malo-1
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Loïc Levillain
Area
1
18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,707
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35263 /35350
Elevation0–52 m (0–171 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants are called colombanais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,390—    
19681,542+10.9%
19751,611+4.5%
19821,746+8.4%
19901,938+11.0%
19992,168+11.9%
20092,454+13.2%

History

Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and arrived either on the Du Guesclin beach, either a few hundreds meters further in the west.

Beaches

This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer.

  • Customs path
  • Chevrets beach
  • Saint-Coulomb church

Malouinières

The Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within 12 km (7.5 mi) of Saint Malo, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.

Neighboring communes

Saint-Coulomb is the location for Claude Chabrol's 1995 thriller La Cérémonie[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. La Cérémonie (1995) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-07-02


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