Saint-Germain-en-Coglès

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Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz
The church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
The church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is located in France
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
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Location within Brittany region
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès is located in Brittany
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
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Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Saint-Brice-en-Coglès
Intercommunality Coglais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Armand Roger
Area1 32.09 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,046
 • Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 35273 / 35133
Elevation 105–194 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (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
Year Pop. ±%
1962 1,802 —    
1968 1,911 +6.0%
1975 1,815 −5.0%
1982 1,781 −1.9%
1990 1,794 +0.7%
1999 1,773 −1.2%
2009 2,046 +15.4%

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

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