Mézières-sur-Couesnon

Mézières-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation: [mezjɛʁ syʁ kwenɔ̃], literally Mézières on Couesnon; Breton: Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon; Gallo: Maézierr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Mézières-sur-Couesnon Maézierr (Gallo) Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon (Breton)
Commune
The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Location of Mézières-sur-Couesnon
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Coordinates: 48°17′47″N 1°25′54″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Fougères-1
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Barbette[1]
Area 1	24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,756
• Density	70.98/km2 (183.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35178 /35140
Elevation	35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Rennes and 42 km (26 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on the Couesnon River.

The bordering communes are Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Gahard, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

Population

Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are called Mézièrais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,007	—
1968	962	−4.5%
1975	881	−8.4%
1982	816	−7.4%
1990	807	−1.1%
1999	822	+1.9%
2008	1,297	+57.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department