Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
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Commune of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
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| Sant-Albin-an-Hiliber | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères | |
| Canton | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (chief town) |
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| Intercommunality | CdC du Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | |
| Mayor | Marie-Thérèse Auneau (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 54 m–123 m (avg. 117 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 27.41 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
2,746 | |
| - Density | 100/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 35253/ 35140 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (Breton: Sant-Albin-an-Hiliber) is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in Brittany, France.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at 29 km in the North-East of Rennes and at 49 km in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.
The communes bordering are Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, Mecé, Livré-sur-Changeon, Liffré, Gosné, Ercé-près-Liffré and Gahard.
[edit] History
The area is most notable for the Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, the decisive conflict of the guerre folle between rebellious feudal aristocrats and the French king. The rebels sought to resist the concentration of power in Paris and retain regional feudal independence. The combined rebel forces were defeated, paving the way for the creation of a unified French state.
The area was also the site of conflict during the Chouannerie, anti-Revolutionary insurrections in the 1790s.
[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier are called Saint-Aubinais.
As of the census of 1999, the town had a population of 2,746.
The estimation for 2006 was 3,523.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- ville-staubinducormier.fr (French)
- Geography of Brittany (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (French)
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