Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [vjø vi syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Vieux-Vy on Couesnon; Breton: Henwig-ar-C'houenon; Gallo: Vioez-Vic) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon
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Coordinates: 48°20′33″N 1°29′18″W / 48.3425°N 1.4883°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Val-Couesnon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Dewasmes[1] |
Area 1 | 21.56 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,273 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35355 /35490 |
Elevation | 22–107 m (72–351 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The neighboring communes are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne.
The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin Vetus Victus, "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063.
Industries:
Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called Vieuxviciens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,023 | — |
1968 | 941 | −8.0% |
1975 | 928 | −1.4% |
1982 | 835 | −10.0% |
1990 | 863 | +3.4% |
1999 | 861 | −0.2% |
2009 | 1,095 | +27.2% |
The village is served by just one bus route, the Rennes/Antrain line.
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