Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
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_Mairie.jpg) The town hall and library of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
 Location of Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
  Mézières-sur-Couesnon  Mézières-sur-Couesnon | |
| Coordinates:48°17′47″N1°25′54″W / 48.2964°N 1.4317°W /48.2964; -1.4317 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 1,734 |
| • Density | 70.09/km2 (181.5/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. | |
Mézières-sur-Couesnon (French pronunciation:[mezjɛʁsyʁkwenɔ̃], literallyMézières onCouesnon;Breton:Magoerioù-ar-C'houenon;Gallo:Maézierr) is acommune in theIlle-et-Vilainedepartment inBrittany in northwesternFrance.
Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast ofRennes and 42 km (26 mi) south ofMont Saint-Michel. As its name indicates, it is situated on theCouesnon River.
The bordering communes areSaint-Ouen-des-Alleux,Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon,Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon,Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier,Gahard, andVieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
Inhabitants of Mézières-sur-Couesnon are calledMézièrais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
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