Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is a commune

Communes of France

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 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

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Geography

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon

Couesnon

The Couesnon River is a river running from the département of Mayenne in north-western France, forming an estuary at Mont Saint-Michel. Its final stretch forms the border between the historical duchies of Normandy and Brittany...

 River 33 km northeast of Rennes

Rennes

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 and 35 km (21.7 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 neighboring communes are Romazy

Romazy

Romazy is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Romazy are called in French Romaziens.-References:* ;* -External links:*...

, Chauvigné

Chauvigné

Chauvigné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Chauvigné is located at northeast of Rennes and south of the Mont Saint-Michel....

, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains

Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.-Geography:...

, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux

Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux

Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux is located northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel....

, 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...

, 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:* *...

, and Sens-de-Bretagne

Sens-de-Bretagne

Sens-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Sens-de-Bretagne are called Senonais.-References:* ;* -External links:*...

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History

The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin

Latin

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 Vetus Victus, "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063.

Economy

Industries:

• Silver-lead ore was mined in the 19th century at a place called Brais. The mine was closed in 1956.
• A granite quarry is still in operation in the northeast, not far from the former mine site.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called Vieuxviciens.

Monuments and attractions

• The Saint-Germain church, most of which dates from the seventeenth century, although certain parts date from the eleventh century. The organ was installed in 1883.
• The Chateau of Moulinet
  Moulinet
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  , dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Grotto
  Grotto
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   of Brais (dedicated to the Virgin Mary).
• Within the village boundaries there are seven watermills on the Couesnon river. These are mainly paper mills.
• Cyclops
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  's Wall of Orange (from the Iron Age
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• A trough-shaped granite sarcophagus, first mentioned in 1020, located at the door to the church.

External links and reference

All these links are in French.

• La Résistance à Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon A history of local resistance
  French Resistance
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   to Nazi occupation during World War II
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• Commune ou ville de Vieux Vy sur Couesnon: Actualités, agenda, forum, petites annonces, sites Internet... Local page from a regional Breton Web site
• Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon - Commune de Bretagne Summary of local administrative and statistical information.
• Cultural Heritage