The town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cités de Caractère. Combourg is considered the "cradle of Romanticism" in French literature due to the renowned French writer François-René de Chateaubriand who spent part of his youth in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg. He describes the village and medieval castle in his Mémoirs from Beyond the Grave.
Combourg is located between the cities of Rennes and Saint-Malo in Brittany. It is approximately 386 km from Paris, 39 km from Rennes and 36 km from Saint-Malo .
Administration
Mayors
The current mayor of Combourg is Joël Le Besco (Miscellaneous right). He replaced Marie-Thérèse Sauvée (Socialist) in office from 1995 to 2001.
André Belliard (1932-2005), RPR mayor from 1971 to 1977 and from 1983 to 1995;
Joseph Hubert son (1921-1994), Centre-left mayor from 1970 to 1971 and from 1977 to 1983;
combourg, french, pronunciation, buʁ, breton, komborn, breton, komborn, gallo, conbórn, commune, ille, vilaine, department, brittany, northwestern, france, komborncommunechâteau, flagcoat, armslocation, show, franceshow, brittanycoordinates, 4094, 7506, 4094, . Combourg French pronunciation kɔ buʁ Breton Komborn Breton Komborn Gallo Conborn is a commune in the Ille et Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France Combourg KombornCommuneChateau de CombourgFlagCoat of armsLocation of CombourgCombourgShow map of FranceCombourgShow map of BrittanyCoordinates 48 24 34 N 1 45 02 W 48 4094 N 1 7506 W 48 4094 1 7506 Coordinates 48 24 34 N 1 45 02 W 48 4094 N 1 7506 W 48 4094 1 7506CountryFranceRegionBrittanyDepartmentIlle et VilaineArrondissementSaint MaloCantonCombourgIntercommunalityBretagne RomantiqueGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Joel Le Besco 1 Area163 55 km2 24 54 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 5 963 Density94 km2 240 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code35085 35270Elevation29 120 m 95 394 ft avg 66 m or 217 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Administration 2 1 Mayors 3 Population 4 Personalities 5 International relations 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cites de Caractere Combourg is considered the cradle of Romanticism in French literature due to the renowned French writer Francois Rene de Chateaubriand who spent part of his youth in his family s castle the Chateau de Combourg He describes the village and medieval castle in his Memoirs from Beyond the Grave Combourg is located between the cities of Rennes and Saint Malo in Brittany It is approximately 386 km from Paris 39 km from Rennes and 36 km from Saint Malo Administration EditMayors Edit The current mayor of Combourg is Joel Le Besco Miscellaneous right He replaced Marie Therese Sauvee Socialist in office from 1995 to 2001 Andre Belliard 1932 2005 RPR mayor from 1971 to 1977 and from 1983 to 1995 Joseph Hubert son 1921 1994 Centre left mayor from 1970 to 1971 and from 1977 to 1983 Abel Bourgeois 1904 1970 Radical Socialist mayor from 1945 to 1970 resignation Among previous well known mayors are Emile Bohuon 1880 1938 Independent Radical mayor from 1919 to 1938 death Valentin Cutte 1854 1936 Republican mayor from 1903 to 1919 Gervais Parent 1852 1913 from 1885 to 1900 Victor Thomas 1832 1885 from 1876 to 1877 in 1878 and from 1880 to 1885 Jean Gesbert de la Noe Seiche 1748 1828 first mayor of Combourg in 1790 Population EditInhabitants of Combourg are called Combourgeois and more rarely Combournais in French Historical populationYearPop p a 18004 170 19015 204 0 22 19624 339 0 30 19684 457 0 45 19754 647 0 60 19824 733 0 26 YearPop p a 19904 843 0 29 19994 850 0 02 20075 401 1 35 20125 739 1 22 20175 940 0 69 Source EHESS 3 and INSEE 1968 2017 4 Personalities EditFrancois Rene de Chateaubriand 1768 1848 known as the father of Romanticism in French literature spent his childhood in his family s castle the Chateau de Combourg International relations EditCombourg is twinned with Waldmunchen in Bavaria Germany Gallery Edit Notre Dame church of Combourg Maison de la LanterneSee also EditChateau de Combourg Communes of the Ille et Vilaine departmentReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Combourg EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Combourg Official website in French Combourg Office of Tourism in English This Ille et Vilaine geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Combourg amp oldid 1130875206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
