Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie
Encyclopedia
Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in Brittany
in north-western France
.
and 21 km (13 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel
on the border with Normandy
.
Saint-Ouen's adjoining communes are Sacey
and Montanel
in Manche
, and Coglès
, Tremblay, and Antrain
in Ille-et-Vilaine
.
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
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
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...
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Location
The commune lies 47 km (29.2 mi) northeast 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 21 km (13 mi) south of 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...
on the border with Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
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Saint-Ouen's adjoining communes are Sacey
Sacey
Sacey is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
and Montanel
Montanel
Montanel is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France....
in Manche
Manche
Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, and Coglès
Coglès
Coglès is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the village had a population of 566.The estimate for 2005 was 604.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
, Tremblay, and Antrain
Antrain
Antrain is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Antrain are called in French Antrenais....
in 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...
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