- Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
native_name=Sant-Albin-an-Hiliber
caption=
x=70
y=85
lat_long=coord|48|15|37|N|1|23|51|W|region:FR_type:city
région=Bretagne
département=Ille-et-Vilaine
arrondissement=Fougères
canton=Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
insee=35253
cp=35140
maire=Marie-Thérèse Auneau
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
alt moy=117 m
alt mini=54
alt maxi=123 m
hectares=2741
km²=27.41
sans=2746
date-sans=1999
dens=100
date-dens=1999Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (Breton: "Sant-Albin-an-Hiliber") is a commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine department inBretagne in northwesternFrance .Geography
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at 29 km northeast of
Rennes and 49 km south ofMont Saint-Michel .The communes bordering are
Mézières-sur-Couesnon ,Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon ,Saint-Georges-de-Chesné ,Mecé ,Livré-sur-Changeon ,Liffré ,Gosné ,Ercé-près-Liffré andGahard .History
The area is most notable for the Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, the decisive conflict of the "guerre folle" between rebellious feudal aristocrats and the French king. The rebels sought to resist the concentration of power in Paris and retain regional feudal independence. The combined rebel forces were defeated, paving the way for the creation of a unified French state.
The area was also the site of conflict during the
Chouannerie , anti-Revolutionary insurrections in the 1790s.Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier are called "Saint-Aubinais".
Démographie
1962= 1798
1968= 1714
1975= 1776
1982= 2235
1990= 2040
1999= 2746
2007= 3523
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=35253&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier sur le site de l'Insee] ]ee also
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Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department External links
* [http://www.ville-staubinducormier.fr/ ville-staubinducormier.fr] fr icon
* [http://www.geobreizh.com/breizh/fra/villes-fiche.asp?insee_ville=35253 Geography of Brittany] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=35253 French Ministry of Culture list for Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier] fr icon
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