Saint-Germain-en-Coglès

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɑ̃ kɔɡl], pronounced as Saint-Germain-en-Cogles; Breton: Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Germain-en-Coglès Sant-Jermen-Cougleiz (Breton)
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
Location of Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
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Coordinates: 48°24′24″N 1°15′44″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Val-Couesnon
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Daniel Helbert[1]
Area 1	32.09 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,091
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35273 /35133
Elevation	105–194 m (344–636 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 of Saint-Germain-en-Coglès are called germanais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,911	—
1975	1,815	−0.73%
1982	1,781	−0.27%
1990	1,794	+0.09%
1999	1,773	−0.13%
2007	1,986	+1.43%
2012	2,033	+0.47%
2017	2,051	+0.18%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

The parish is named after Germanus of Auxerre in the fifth century. In the twelfth century, it belonged to the abbey of Saint-Florent de Saumur before being united to the diocese of Rennes XIV. The present church retains some elements of Romanesque tombstones of the previous building. Bertrand Saulnier (twelfth century), Pierre Loupvelaye (1550), Isaac Lachesnais (1590), Leonard Tréhu (1613), Valentin Chevetel (1706) and Pierre Pougeolle (1779) were rectors of the parish.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department