Cesson-Sévigné
Encyclopedia
Cesson-Sévigné is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in Brittany in north-western France
.
It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes
, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes
and the Technopole Atalante
. It is primarily a residential area for the middle class. The south side is a mix of commercial and industrial areas, the most important to the east of Rennes
. One of the French famous grande école
Telecom Bretagne
also known as ENST Bretagne has one of its campus here. This campus is renowned and reputed for its work in networking domain.
, Saint-Malo
, Fougères
, and Vitré
.
Inhabitants of Cesson-Sévigné are called Cessonnais.
, who was born there. A sculpture park extends from the Hotel de Ville
, and a large statue commemorating Camille Desmoulins
occupies a nearby junction. Other sculptures are present in the Centre Culturel, which also hosts a rolling program of exhibitions and other events.
The town is also graced by a wide variety of parks and gardens, especially the formal garden of the Manoir de Bourchevreuil, which is also open to the public. A large public space exists in the newtown area known as La Monniais.
The town won the Grand National Award in the Floral Towns competition in 2005 and the gold medal at the European "Entente Florale
" in 1999.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes
University of Rennes
The University of Rennes was a French university located in the city of Rennes. It was established by the union of the 3 faculties of the city in 1885. In 1969, it was divided in two new universities:* the University of Rennes 1...
and the Technopole Atalante
Technopole
Technopole refers to a center of high-tech manufacturing and information-based quaternary industry.These may be developed by the private sector or by the co-operation or partnership between the public and private sectors. Governments of all levels promote them as a panacea for economies hurt by...
. It is primarily a residential area for the middle class. The south side is a mix of commercial and industrial areas, the most important to the east of Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
. One of the French famous grande école
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
Telecom Bretagne
École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne
Telecom Bretagne is one of the top French grande école and a high standard research centre providing high level training in Information Technologies and telecommunications...
also known as ENST Bretagne has one of its campus here. This campus is renowned and reputed for its work in networking domain.
Demographics
A small rural town in the early 1960s, the town grew quickly during the following decades and 14,344 were living in the commune, according to the last census. In 1999, it was the fifth commune in the department after RennesRennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
, Fougères
Fougères
Fougères is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany, in north-western France.-Sights:Fougères' major monument is a medieval stronghold built atop a granite ledge, which was part of the ultimately unsuccessful defence system of the Duchy of Brittany against...
, and Vitré
Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine
Vitré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton of around 17,000 inhabitants . It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou...
.
Inhabitants of Cesson-Sévigné are called Cessonnais.
Culture
The town has a large collection of sculpture by the French Romantic-Realist artist Jean BoucherJean Boucher (artist)
Jean Boucher was a French sculptor based in Brittany. He is best known for his public memorial sculptures which communicated his liberal politics and patriotic dedication to France and Brittany.-Early years:Boucher was born in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, Brittany...
, who was born there. A sculpture park extends from the Hotel de Ville
Seat of local government
In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city...
, and a large statue commemorating Camille Desmoulins
Camille Desmoulins
Lucie Simplice Camille Benoît Desmoulins was a journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. He was a childhood friend of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution.-Early...
occupies a nearby junction. Other sculptures are present in the Centre Culturel, which also hosts a rolling program of exhibitions and other events.
The town is also graced by a wide variety of parks and gardens, especially the formal garden of the Manoir de Bourchevreuil, which is also open to the public. A large public space exists in the newtown area known as La Monniais.
The town won the Grand National Award in the Floral Towns competition in 2005 and the gold medal at the European "Entente Florale
Entente Florale
The Entente Florale is an international horticultural competition established to recognise municipalities and villages in Europe for excellence in horticultural displays. Trophies are presented annually by tourist boards and horticultural societies of European countries...
" in 1999.
Sites and monuments
- The cultural centre.
- Bourgchevreuil Manor, in the centre of the town.
- The church.
- The Museum of Communications here Ferrié which opened in 2004 near the ESAT in the technology center of Rennes Atalante.
- Chalotais Manor.
- The course of the river VilaineVilaineThe Vilaine is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne département , and flows out in the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan département . It is 218 km long...
, formerly named "rue de la Mairie," is the main artery of the old Cesson. It is bordered by a set of simple houses or shops in stone, in an alignment giving a remarkable perspective view (beside the church). - "Castle" (nineteenth century), manor house and barn of Fresnerie (sixteenth century).
- Church, built in 1902.
- The Gaudaie Manor.
- Castle Cucé, historic monument with perimeter protection; it is beyond the Menouriais, on the border with Chantepie.
- The natural site of the Vilaine and old bridges. Facing the CalvaireCalvary (sculpture)A calvary is a type of monumental public crucifix, sometimes encased in an open shrine, most commonly found across northern France from Brittany east and through Belgium and equally familiar as wayside structures provided with minimal sheltering roofs in Italy and Spain...
, there is a fourth bridge, smaller and obscured by an embankment in recent years. - The site of the park and La Monniais with its grand house in the English style, nicknamed the castle, and farther along the road, the old manor. This site has served as a stone quarry.
- The Dézerseul ponds, a nature reserve created by the town in 1973 for recreation and leisure, composed of 40 hectares.
- The port of Cesson, leaving over the Vilaine, at the intersection with the Rue de Rennes, which it faces. Its heyday was at the beginning of the eighteenth century, with the transport of stone extracted from Cesson, for the reconstruction of Rennes.
- From Fresnerie (street and park) to the Vilaine, through the course of Vilaine, the walker can discover flying bats, pipistrelles and other birds. All these species, as well as their habitats, are protected. They nest in the stone walls and under the roof of the old houses, hunt around the trees and on the Vilaine.