Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Sant-Jermen-Cougleiz (Breton)
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
The church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Location of Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is located in France
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is located in Brittany
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Coordinates: 48°24′24″N 1°15′44″W / 48.4067°N 1.2622°W / 48.4067; -1.2622
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonVal-Couesnon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Amand Roger[1]
Area
1
32.09 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,086
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35273 /35133
Elevation105–194 m (344–636 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɑ̃ kɔɡl], pronounced as Saint-Germain-en-Cogles; Breton: Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Germain-en-Coglès are called germanais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,911—    
1975 1,815−0.73%
1982 1,781−0.27%
1990 1,794+0.09%
1999 1,773−0.13%
2007 1,986+1.43%
2012 2,033+0.47%
2017 2,051+0.18%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

The parish is named after Germanus of Auxerre in the fifth century. In the twelfth century, it belonged to the abbey of Saint-Florent de Saumur before being united to the diocese of Rennes XIV. The present church retains some elements of Romanesque tombstones of the previous building. Bertrand Saulnier (twelfth century), Pierre Loupvelaye (1550), Isaac Lachesnais (1590), Leonard Tréhu (1613), Valentin Chevetel (1706) and Pierre Pougeolle (1779) were rectors of the paris

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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