Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Sant-Kristol-Gwalen (Breton)
Commune
A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Location of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
(2020–2026)		Michelle Garavaglia[1]
Area 1	3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	234
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35261 /35140
Elevation	35–104 m (115–341 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf də valɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Geography

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located 37 km (23 mi) to the northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Sights

• Parish Church of the 15th century.
• Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
• Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
• Valley of "La Minette".

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  Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains.
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  Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
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  The war memorial.
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  The Liberty Oak.
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  Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Memorial stone.
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  Flood of January 4, 1936.

Events

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

External links

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