Saint-Méen-le-Grand
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Saint-Méen-le-Grand is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in Brittany in north-western France
.
It is located southwest of Rennes
between Montauban-de-Bretagne
and Gaël
.
At the 2006 Tour de France
, Saint-Méen-le-Grand hosted the start of Stage 8.
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 located southwest 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:...
between Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.Previously known as «Montauban», the name was changed to «Montauban-de-Bretagne» in 1995.-Demographics:...
and Gaël
Gaël
Gaël is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron...
.
At the 2006 Tour de France
2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
, Saint-Méen-le-Grand hosted the start of Stage 8.