Saint-Samson-sur-Rance Sant-Samzun (Breton) | |
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  Saint-Samson-sur-Rance  Saint-Samson-sur-Rance | |
| Coordinates:48°29′32″N2°01′47″W / 48.4922°N 2.0297°W /48.4922; -2.0297 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Pleslin-Trigavou |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Loïc Lorre[1] |
Area 1 | 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,630 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (673/sq mi) |
| Demonym | samsonnais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22327 /22100 |
| Elevation | 4–78 m (13–256 ft) |
| Website | https://www.saint-samson-sur-rance.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Samson-sur-Rance (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃sɑ̃sɔ̃syʁʁɑ̃s], literallySaint-Samson onRance;Breton:Sant-Samzun) is acommune in theCôtes-d'Armordepartment ofBrittany in northwesternFrance.
Saint-Samson-sur-Rance is located on the banks of theRance river, near the town ofDinan, about 20 miles (32 km) fromDinard andSaint-Malo, and 45 minutes fromSaint-Brieuc andRennes by car.
The locality is named afterSaint Samson of Dol.[3]
The presence of themenhir de la Tremblais indicates that humans have lived in this area since at least theNeolithic.
In theMiddle Ages, the parish ofSaint-Samson-jouxte-Livet, enclosed in the Bishopric of Saint-Malo, was part of theAncient Diocese of Dol.
In 1790, during theFrench Revolution, the parish was namedSaint-Samson and elected as a commune.
On 25 July 1962 the commune was renamed toSaint-Samson-sur-Rance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 460 | — |
| 1968 | 477 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 548 | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 874 | +59.5% |
| 1990 | 1,180 | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 1,151 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,508 | +31.0% |
Inhabitants of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance are calledsamsonnais inFrench.
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