Redon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The town hall and tower of the abbey | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Redon | |
  Redon  Redon | |
| Coordinates: 47°39âČ08âłN 2°05âČ01âłW / 47.6522°N 2.0836°W / 47.6522; -2.0836 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Redon |
| Intercommunality | Redon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| âą Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal DuchĂȘne (UDI) |
| Area | 15.09 km (5.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,312 |
| âą Density | 620/km (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35236 /35600 |
| Elevation | 0â73 m (0â240 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi/247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Redon (French pronunciation: [ÊÉdÉÌ] ; Breton pronunciation: [ËreËdĂ”n]) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the "department."
Geographyâ»
Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.
It is situated at the junction of the Oust and Vilaine rivers and Nantes-Brest canal, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods.
It is located at 50 km from Nantes, Rennes, Vannes and their airports
The town has a station which connectsââto Quimper and Rennes then Paris in 2h05.
Historyâ»
Very little information exists about this area before 832; however, it would seem that there was a parish by, the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis the Pious founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relatingââto the life of the abbey still exist.
The town developed around the abbey until a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants was formed in the 1960s.
In the Middle Ages, Redon benefitted from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.
Populationâ»
Inhabitants of Redon are called Redonnais/Redonnaises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,363 | â |
| 1975 | 9,649 | +0.43% |
| 1982 | 9,170 | â0.72% |
| 1990 | 9,260 | +0.12% |
| 1999 | 9,499 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 9,616 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 9,306 | â0.65% |
| 2017 | 9,014 | â0.64% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Breton languageâ»
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 10 October 2008.
In 2008, 14.31% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
- Cargill Texturising Systems - A pectin factory
- Faurecia, subsidiary of Peugeot-Citroën.
- Bic - business making lighters, razors and pens among other things (with only lighters being made in Redon)
- Eis
Cultural lifeâ»
- FĂȘte de la Chataigne (sweet chestnut festival) in October.
- Festival de la Bogue d'Or (Festival of songs and music from Upper Brittany)
- On Monday 4 July, the third stage of the 2011 Tour de France ended in Redon. The 198 km (123 mi) stage, which was won by Tyler Farrar, was the first time the Tour had passed through Redon.
International relationsâ»
Redon is twinned with:
See alsoâ»
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
- The works of Jean Fréour Statue of St Conwoïon sculptor
- Saint-Sauveur Abbey Church of Redon
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External linksâ»
- Official Site of Redon (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, MinistÚre français de la Culture. (in French)
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