Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf də valɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Sant-Kristol-Gwalen (Breton)
Commune
A general view of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Location of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 1°26′46″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Fougères-1
Intercommunality	Fougères Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michelle Garavaglia
Area 1	3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	231
• Density	70.6/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35261 /35140
Elevation	35–104 m (115–341 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	151	—
1975	129	−2.22%
1982	107	−2.64%
1990	106	−0.12%
1999	138	+2.97%
2007	161	+1.95%
2012	225	+6.92%
2017	225	+0.00%
2023	231	+0.44%
Source: INSEE

Geography

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located 37 km (23 mi) to the northeast of Rennes and 35 km (22 mi) to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Sights

• Parish Church of the 15th century.
• Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
• Liberty Oak in La Basse-Haye.
• Valley of "La Minette".

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  Town hall of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains.
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  Church of Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Castle of La Bélinaye 17th century.
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  The war memorial.
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  The Liberty Oak.
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  Saint-Christophe-de-Valains
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  Memorial stone.
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  Flood of January 4, 1936.

Events

Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

• Official website : Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (in French)
• Geography of Brittany
• The page of the commune on infobretagne.com
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)