Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Saint-Méen-le-Grand (Breton: Sant-Meven, Gallo: Saent-Men) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Méen-le-Grand
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_Mairie_1.jpg.webp) Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Méen-le-Grand 
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| Coordinates: 48°11′24″N 2°11′23″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Méen-le-Grand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Guitton |
| Area 1 | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,635 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35297 /35290 |
| Elevation | 79–123 m (259–404 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located west of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël.
At the 2006 Tour de France, Saint-Méen-le-Grand hosted the start of Stage 8.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Méen-le-Grand are called mévennais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 2,887 | — |
| 1968 | 3,063 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 3,358 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 3,742 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 3,729 | −0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,566 | −4.4% |
| 2009 | 4,350 | +22.0% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Méen-le-Grand. |
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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