Rives-du-Couesnon (, literally ''Banks of the
Couesnon
The Couesnon (; ) is a river running from the ''département'' of Mayenne in north-western France, forming an estuary at Mont-Saint-Michel. It is long, and its drainage basin is . Its final stretch forms the border between the historical duchie ...
''; ) is a
commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department in
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
in northwestern
France
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. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon (the seat),
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné (; ) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new comm ...
,
Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon and
Vendel
Vendel is a village at Tierp Municipality in Uppland, Sweden.
The village overlooks Vendelsjön, a long inland stretch of water near the Vendel river which has its confluence with the river Fyris. Vendel was the site of an ancient royal estat ...
.
Arrêté préfectoral
17 October 2018
Population
See also
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References
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
Communes nouvelles of Ille-et-Vilaine
Populated places established in 2019
2019 establishments in France
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