Saint-Coulomb

Saint-Coulomb (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kulɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Coulomb Sant-Kouloum (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Coulomb
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Coulomb
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Coordinates: 48°40′33″N 1°54′37″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint-Malo
Canton	Saint-Malo-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Fredou[1]
Area 1	18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,970
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35263 /35350
Elevation	0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants are called colombanais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,542	—
1975	1,611	+0.63%
1982	1,746	+1.16%
1990	1,938	+1.31%
1999	2,168	+1.25%
2007	2,348	+1.00%
2012	2,554	+1.70%
2017	2,707	+1.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and landed either on the Du Guesclin beach or a few hundreds meters further to the west.

Beaches

This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer.

• 
  Customs path
• 
  Chevrets beach
• 
  Saint-Coulomb church

Malouinières

The Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within 12 km (7.5 mi) of Saint Malo, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.

Neighboring communes

• Saint-Malo, to the west
• Cancale, to the east
• Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, to the south
• North is the sea

References in popular culture

Saint-Coulomb is the location for Claude Chabrol's 1995 thriller La Cérémonie^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department