Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
Encyclopedia
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in the region of Brittany in north-western France
.
and 49 km (30.4 mi) south of Mont 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
and Gahard
.
, 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.
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 region of 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...
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Geography
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at 29 km (18 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 49 km (30.4 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...
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The communes
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...
bordering are Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon
Mézières-sur-Couesnon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Mézières-sur-Couesnon is located at northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel...
, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon
Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel....
, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné
Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Georges-de-Chesné is located at in the North-East of Rennes and at in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel....
, Mecé
Mecé
Mecé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Mecé are called Mecéens.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
, Livré-sur-Changeon
Livré-sur-Changeon
Livré-sur-Changeon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Livré-sur-Changeon are called Livréens.-References:* ;* -External links:*...
, 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:* *...
, Gosné
Gosné
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.-Demography:-Geography:...
, 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:* ;*...
and Gahard
Gahard
Gahard is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Gahard are called in French Gahardais.-References:* ;* -External links:* *...
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History
The area is most notable for the Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-CormierBattle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (1488)
The Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier took place on July 28, 1488, between the forces of king Charles VIII of France, and those of Francis II, Duke of Brittany and his allies. The defeat of the latter signalled the end to the "guerre folle" , a feudal conflict in which French aristocrats revolted...
, the decisive conflict of the guerre folle
Mad War
The Mad War , also known as the War of the Public Weal, was a late Medieval conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy. It occurred during the regency of Anne of Beaujeu in the period after the death of Louis XI and before the majority of the young king Charles VIII...
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
Chouannerie
The Chouannerie was a royalist uprising in twelve of the western departements of France, particularly in the provinces of Brittany and Maine, against the French Revolution, the First French Republic, and even, with its headquarters in London rather than France, for a time, under the Empire...
, anti-Revolutionary insurrections in the 1790s.