Fougères
commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
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Summary
Fougères is a commune of France[1]. Fougères ranks in the top 0.71% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,467 views/month, #219 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Les Plus Beaux Détours de France[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fougères Agglomération[4], arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré[5], Ille-et-Vilaine[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Head of government: Louis Feuvrier[8]
- Shares border with: Laignelet[9], Beaucé[10], La Selle-en-Luitré[11], Javené[12], Lécousse[13]
- Flag: Q113338763[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Bad Münstereifel[15], Ashford[16], Somoto[17], Ouargaye[18]
- Postal code: 35300[19]
- Commons category: Fougères[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[21], UTC+02:00[22]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Fougères[23]
- Significant event: Siege of Fougères[24], Siege of Fougeres[25]
- Official website: https://fougeres.fr[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fougères[27]
- Commons gallery: Fougères[28]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@fougeres.fr[29]
- Population: 20,170[30], 20,235[31], 21,028[32], 20,418[33], 20,528[34], 26,045[35], 26,610[36], 24,362[37], 22,239[38], 21,779[39], 20,941[40], 19,775[41], 20,595[42], 20,505[43]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fougères[44]
- Phone number: +33-2-99-94-88-00[45]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[46]
- Capital of: arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré[47], canton of Fougères-1[48], canton of Fougères-2[49]
- Official name: Fougères[50]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in Fougères[51]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fougères[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fougères[53]
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Physical Characteristics
Fougères sits at an elevation of 62 m[54].
Why It Matters
Fougères has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Fougères is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]