Sains, Ille-et-Vilaine

Sains (Breton: Sent) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Sains
Sent
Commune
The town hall of Sains
Location of Sains
Sains
Sains
Coordinates: 48°33′07″N 1°34′59″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonDol-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityPays de Dol et Baie du Mont Saint-Michel
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Bathellier[1]
Area
1
10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
459
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35248 /35610
Elevation19–96 m (62–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962543—    
1968569+4.8%
1975628+10.4%
1982667+6.2%
1990569−14.7%
1999504−11.4%
2009483−4.2%

Inhabitants of Sains are called sainsois in French.

Geography
St Peter's church
  • The Église Saint-Pierre is in the Gothic revival style; it was mainly built between 1861 and 1868 by Jean-Gabriel Frangeul to the designs of Eugène Hawke. The tower and spire are the work of Alfred-Louis Frangeul (his son), 1893-1894.[3][4]
  • The Étang du Bourg, a mesotrophic pond[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Véronique Orain (ed.), Ille-et-Vilaine. Églises et chapelles. Rennes: Service de l'Inventaire, Indicateurs du Patrimoine, 1996; p. 236
  4. Mérimée
  5. Louis Diard, La flore d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Atlas floristique de Bretagne. Rennes: Siloë, 2005; p. 64.

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