Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine

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Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.65222, -2.08361

Commune of Redon
Redon
Vilaine River
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.65222, -2.08361
Administration
Country France
Region Bretagne
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Redon
Canton Redon
Intercommunality Pays de Redon
Mayor Vincent Bourguet (DVD)
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–73 m (0–240 ft)
Land area1 15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population2
(1999)		 9499
 - Density 629 /km² (1,630 /sq mi) (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 35236/ 35600
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.
France

Redon is a town and commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne northwestern France.

It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

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Geography

Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.

It is situated at the juncture of the Oust and Vilaine rivers, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods.

History

Very little information exists about this area prior to 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis le Pieux founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the running of the abbey still exist.

The town developed around the abbey until forming a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants in the 1960s.

In the Middle Ages, Redon benefited from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Redon are called Redonnais.

Change in Population
(Source : INSEE[1])
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
8 876 9 363 9 649 9 170 9 260 9 499 10 545
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting — residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.


Economy

Cultural life

Twin towns

See also

External links

A street in Redon

References

  1. ^ Redon sur le site de l'Insee
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