La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine

Part of Val-Couesnon in Brittany, France
La Fontenelle
Ar Fantanig
Part of Val-Couesnon
Birthplace of the composer Jean Langlais
Birthplace of the composer Jean Langlais
Location of La Fontenelle
Map
48°28′07″N 1°30′06″W / 48.4686°N 1.5017°W / 48.4686; -1.5017
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonAntrain
CommuneVal-Couesnon
Area
1
12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
539
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35560
Elevation7–117 m (23–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Fontenelle (French pronunciation: [la fɔ̃tnɛl]; Breton: Ar Fantanig; Gallo: La Fontenèll) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-Couesnon.[2]

Population

Inhabitants of La Fontenelle are called in French Fontenellois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962687—    
1968699+1.7%
1975632−9.6%
1982545−13.8%
1990528−3.1%
1999514−2.7%
2008539+4.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
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