Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon

former commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
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Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
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Summary

Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon is a commune of France[1]. Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier[3], Ille-et-Vilaine[4], Fougères Agglomération[5], arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré[6], arrondissement of Fougères[7], Rives-du-Couesnon[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Instance of: delegated commune[10]
  • Shares border with: Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier[11], La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert[12], Mézières-sur-Couesnon[13], Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon[14], Vendel[15], Saint-Georges-de-Chesné[16]
  • Named after: Couesnon[17]
  • Postal code: 35140[18]
  • Commons category: Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[20], UTC+02:00[21]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: December 31, 2018[22]
  • Population: 1122[23], 1149[24], 1187[25], 1180[26], 1197[27]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon[28]
  • Replaced by: Rives-du-Couesnon[29]
  • Official name: Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon[30]
  • Elevation above sea level: 64 m[31], 47 m[32], 122 m[33], 71 m[34]
  • Area: 18.32 km²[35]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Fougères-1[36]

Why It Matters

Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . raa.bretagne.sit.gouv.fr. raa.bretagne.sit.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 48.290555555556, 'lon': -1.3672222222222}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → canton of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Ille-et-Vilaine, Fougères Agglomération +3
    Country → —
    Associated electoral district → canton of Fougères-1
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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