Saint-Gonlay | |
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 The church of Saint-Gonlay | |
Location of Saint-Gonlay  | |
  Saint-Gonlay  Saint-Gonlay | |
| Coordinates:48°06′50″N2°03′53″W / 48.1139°N 2.0647°W /48.1139; -2.0647 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montfort-sur-Meu |
| Intercommunality | Montfort Communauté |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Loïc Boisgerault[1] |
Area 1 | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 381 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35277 /35750 |
| Elevation | 38–95 m (125–312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Gonlay (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ɡɔ̃lɛ];Gallo:Saent-Gólei,Breton:Sant-Gonlei[3]) is acommune in thedepartment ofIlle-et-Vilaine inBrittany in the northwest ofFrance.
TheMeu river goes through the town.There are 280 inhabitants in Saint-Gonlay and the territory stretches over 926 hectares.
In theNorth, there is theMeu river and the Comper river, in the East is the brook ofBoutavent and in the South, theforest of Brocéliande.
The town is part of the county ofMontfort-sur-Meu and depends onRennes. It is surrounded byMontfort-sur-Meu,Bédée,La Nouaye,Breteil,Pleumeleuc,Talensac,Iffendic.
Rivers:The ComperThe MeuBrooks:The HélouinThe BoutaventThe PlanchetteMountaintop:The Châtel (91 meters)The Lorinou (83 meters)
Inhabitants of Saint-Gonlay are calledgonlaysiens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 282 | — |
| 1968 | 329 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 304 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | 296 | −2.6% |
| 1990 | 280 | −5.4% |
| 1999 | 274 | −2.1% |
| 2009 | 349 | +27.4% |
The parish of Iffendic separated in two and the town of Saint-Gonlay was founded.Its birth is probably due to the building of a church in the 13th century by two priests ofMontfort-sur-Meu.A priory has also been built and it depends on Saint-Jacques de Montfort abbey.
Tourism management is entrusted byMontfort Communauté to the Tourist Office of the district of Montfort.
The schoolhouse is the former public house of Saint-Gonlay. In the past, it was a dynamic school of the district of Montfort. Nowadays, the school has been transformed into a small museum and shows a class from the 1950s. It also shows photos and presents souvenirs of the former schoolchildren, outdoor games, etc.
Surrounded by its cemetery, it is dated from the 16th and 17th century.
It was apparently dedicated to Saint-Gundlée, king of Glamorgan. We can notice of the front wall two characters facing each other: a confessor and a somebody confessing.
The house of Le Vilou is dated from the 18th century. It was considered at the time as a notable house. Indeed, back then, a subprefect of Montfort-sur-Meu lived there.
The castle of La Châsse is dated from the 17th century.
It was destroyed in 1595 during theFrench War of Religion, then rebuilt.
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The path of schoolchildrenThe starting point is on the car park near the church and the town hall. The marking of the circuit is blue. It is 9 km long and goes up and down through the town of Saint-Gonlay and its villages, in the countryside. The hike lasts 2h15, follows theMeu river and offers many panoramas at different places on the circuit. We can then see the town centre ofIffendic, theforest of Broceliande, etc.
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