Saint-Marc-le-Blanc

Summary

Saint-Marc-le-Blanc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁ blɑ̃]; Gallo: Saent-Mard-le-Blaunc, Breton: Sant-Mezar-Elvinieg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Baillé was merged into Saint-Marc-le-Blanc.[3]

Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Saent-Mard-le-Blaunc (Gallo)
Sant-Mezar-Elvinieg (Breton)
The town hall of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
The town hall of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Location of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
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Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc is located in Brittany
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
Coordinates: 48°21′55″N 1°24′30″W / 48.3653°N 1.4083°W / 48.3653; -1.4083
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonVal-Couesnon
IntercommunalityCouesnon Marches de Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Gaigne[1]
Area
1
22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,588
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35292 /35460
Elevation60–121 m (197–397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Saint-Marc-le-Blanc is located 39 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 33 km (21 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The adjacent communes are Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, Baillé, Le Tiercent, Chauvigné, and Tremblay.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Saint-Marc-le-Blanc are called marcblaisiens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,496—    
1975 1,382−1.13%
1982 1,400+0.19%
1990 1,393−0.06%
1999 1,401+0.06%
2007 1,528+1.09%
2012 1,611+1.06%
2017 1,689+0.95%
Source: Population in geography as of January 2020, INSEE[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 October 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • 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)
  • Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)