Saint-Marcan
Saint-Marcan
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.JPG) Old Medieval Cross | |
Location of Saint-Marcan | |
  Saint-Marcan Location within France  Saint-Marcan Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 1°37′56″W / 48.5886°N 1.6322°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Dol-de-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Leport[1] |
Area 1 | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 431 |
| • Density | 56.1/km2 (145/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35291 /35120 |
| Elevation | 4–96 m (13–315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Marcan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkɑ̃]; Gallo: Saent-Marqaen, Breton: Sant-Marc'han) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Marcan are called marcanais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 544 | — |
| 1975 | 453 | −2.58% |
| 1982 | 398 | −1.83% |
| 1990 | 401 | +0.09% |
| 1999 | 380 | −0.60% |
| 2007 | 428 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 470 | +1.89% |
| 2017 | 448 | −0.95% |
| 2023 | 431 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- Menhir
- Medieval Christian Cross
- Chappe Tower
See also
Saint Marcin in Ireland
In the heart of the Rosclave Channel in west County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland were the visible the remains of St. Marcin's Castle, Church, outdoor altar and a burial ground. However, it appears little remains of these features other than on historical maps. *
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Marcan.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
