Gosné
Encyclopedia
Gosné is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in the Brittany region in north-western France
. It is twinned with Ballyheigue
in County Kerry
, Ireland
.
and at 49 km (30.4 mi) in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel
.
The communes bordering are Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
, Liffré
and Ercé-près-Liffré
.
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 the Brittany region 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 twinned with Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue
Ballyheigue, officially Ballyheige , is a coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately north of Tralee on the R551. Its name is pronounced ....
in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Demography
Geography
Gosné is located at 24 km (14.9 mi) in the North-East of 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:...
and at 49 km (30.4 mi) in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches...
.
The communes bordering are Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel....
, Liffré
Liffré
Liffré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Liffré are called in French Liffréens.-References:* -External links:* *...
and Ercé-près-Liffré
Ercé-près-Liffré
Ercé-près-Liffré is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. It is around 20 km north-east of Rennes.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Ercé-près-Liffré are called in French Ercéens.-References:* ;*...
.