Sains, Ille-et-Vilaine
Sains (Breton: Sent) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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![]() The town hall of Sains | |
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Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 1°34′59″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
Canton | Dol-de-Bretagne |
Intercommunality | Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Blin |
Area 1 | 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 483 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35248 /35610 |
Elevation | 19–96 m (62–315 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 543 | — |
1968 | 569 | +4.8% |
1975 | 628 | +10.4% |
1982 | 667 | +6.2% |
1990 | 569 | −14.7% |
1999 | 504 | −11.4% |
2009 | 483 | −4.2% |
Inhabitants of Sains are called sainsois in French.
Geography
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St Peter's church
- The Église Saint-Pierre is in the Gothic revival style; it was mainly built between 1861 and 1868 by Jean-Gabriel Frangeul to the designs of Eugène Hawke. The tower and spire are the work of Alfred-Louis Frangeul (his son), 1893-1894.[2][3]
- The Étang du Bourg, a mesotrophic pond[4]
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Véronique Orain (ed.), Ille-et-Vilaine. Églises et chapelles. Rennes: Service de l'Inventaire, Indicateurs du Patrimoine, 1996; p. 236
- Mérimée
- Louis Diard, La flore d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Atlas floristique de Bretagne. Rennes: Siloë, 2005; p. 64.
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
External links
- French Ministry of Culture list for Sains (in French)
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