Saint-Georges-de-Chesné

Saint-Georges-de-Chesné (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də ʃɛne]; Breton: Sant-Jord-Kadeneg) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.

Saint-Georges-de-Chesné Sant-Jord-Kadeneg
Part of Rives-du-Couesnon
The church of Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Coordinates: 48°16′28″N 1°17′24″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Fougères-1
Commune	Rives-du-Couesnon
Area 1	11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	703
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	35140
Elevation	58–122 m (190–400 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 49 km (30 mi) south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The adjacent communes are Vendel, Billé, Combourtillé, Mecé, Livré-sur-Changeon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 689 —     1800 650 −5.7% 1806 785 +20.8% 1821 804 +2.4% 1831 929 +15.5% 1836 827 −11.0% 1841 800 −3.3% 1846 812 +1.5% 1851 820 +1.0% 1856 783 −4.5% 1861 818 +4.5% 1866 826 +1.0% 1872 801 −3.0% 1876 790 −1.4% 1881 797 +0.9% 1886 799 +0.3% 1891 850 +6.4% 1896 760 −10.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 718 −5.5% 1906 729 +1.5% 1911 707 −3.0% 1921 597 −15.6% 1926 626 +4.9% 1931 587 −6.2% 1936 612 +4.3% 1946 600 −2.0% 1954 553 −7.8% 1962 505 −8.7% 1968 457 −9.5% 1975 417 −8.8% 1982 410 −1.7% 1990 396 −3.4% 1999 386 −2.5% 2009 563 +45.9% 2019 703 +24.9%

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

• 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)