Village of Ille-et-Vilaine, between the Couesnon and Loysance Antrain takes place on the border of Normandy, about forty kilometers from Rennes. On January 1, 2019, the town which is not far from Fougeres and St Malo, merged with La Fontenelle, Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay to form the city of Val-Couesnon.
Inhabited since Neolithic times, the territory of Antrain is also busy at the time Gallo-Roman, at the intersection of communication connecting Jublains in Corseul. The resort takes especially important in the course of the Hundred Years War, with a large industrial development around the drapery, tanning and trade. These industries fizzle from the seventeenth century, before finally go to the dogs.
Always popular with visiting tourists, the village has a rich architectural and historical heritage dating back to different eras, today labeled Village Rural Heritage of Britain.
Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie is located in Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, 47 km northeast of Rennes, 20 km from Mont Saint-Michel in the country of Ferns and the gates of Normandy. Village of about 800 inhabitants, called Red Star or Audoniennes.
The village is organized around a large square planted with lime trees and lined with old houses. The activity of Saint-Ouen is mainly agricultural, with the practice of mixed farming and livestock.
Its name comes from Saint Ouen, Bishop of Rouen in the seventh century evangelist of the region. The Rouërie perhaps comes from the oak oak, or designate a rounded end or a set of cultivated land.
Located on the Camino de Santiago, Tremblay is a charming village wise flowering. Its houses of stone and granite are juxtaposed around the church Saint Martin of the eleventh century listed building. It has an eighteenth of the main altar in marble and wood painted and gilded, which come from the Saint-Pierre Rillé.
The wash of Organtines, located in a dream location, just waiting to be discovered.
The "Chemin des Iles" will take you to the zoo, great initiative, both educational and cultural.
For hiking enthusiasts, many circuits offer your eyes a feast of discoveries.
composer Jean Langlais birth village, perched up town of Fontenelle offers beautiful views towards the Bay of Mont Saint Michel.
