Saint-Christophe-de-Valains | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 48.3436°N -1.4461°W |
Arrondissement: | Fougères-Vitré |
Canton: | Fougères-1 |
Insee: | 35261 |
Postal Code: | 35140 |
Mayor: | Michelle Garavaglia[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Fougères Agglomération |
Elevation M: | 75 |
Elevation Min M: | 35 |
Elevation Max M: | 104 |
Area Km2: | 3.27 |
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ kʁistɔf də valɛ̃/; Breton: Sant-Kristol-Gwalen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains comes from Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers and Valains, fief of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
Saint-Christophe-de-Valains is located 37km (23miles) to the northeast of Rennes and 35km (22miles) to the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.
The neighboring communes are Chauvigné, Le Tiercent, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.
Ball every 14 July under the Liberty Oak.