Rives-du-Couesnon

Rives-du-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [ʁiv dy kwenɔ̃], literally Banks of the Couesnon; Breton: Glannoù-ar-C'houenon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. 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-Marc-sur-Couesnon and Vendel.

Rives-du-Couesnon Glannoù-ar-C'houenon (Breton)
Commune
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Location of Rives-du-Couesnon
Rives-du-Couesnon Rives-du-Couesnon
Coordinates: 48°17′29″N 1°21′57″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Fougères-1
Intercommunality	Fougères Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Lebouvier
Area 1	48.36 km2 (18.67 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,927
• Density	60.53/km2 (156.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35282 /35140
Elevation	42–122 m (138–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,038	—
1975	1,826	−1.56%
1982	1,807	−0.15%
1990	1,838	+0.21%
1999	1,998	+0.93%
2007	2,453	+2.60%
2012	2,708	+2.00%
2017	2,858	+1.08%
2023	2,927	+0.40%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department