Pleumeleuc

Pleumeleuc Pleveleg
Location of Pleumeleuc
Land	Frankreich
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Montfort-sur-Meu
Intercommunality	Pays de Montfort
Regierung
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patricia Cousin
Area 1	19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	2,824
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35227 /35137
Elevation	43–112 m (141–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pleumeleuc (Breton: Pleveleg, Gallo: Ploemenoec) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is located in the North West of France.

Geography

The town of Pleumeleuc is part of the county of Montfort-sur-Meu and is part of the town of Rennes.
It stretches over 19,51 km2 and there were 2824 inhabitants in 2009. La Vaunoise river goes through the town and many pedestrian paths skirt the banks.

Population

Inhabitants of Pleumeleuc are called Pleumeuleucois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	937	—
1968	946	+1.0%
1975	1,110	+17.3%
1982	1,548	+39.5%
1990	1,929	+24.6%
1999	2,126	+10.2%
2008	2,706	+27.3%
2009	2,824	+4.4%

History

Pleumeleuc was an old early parish which included the areas of Bédée, Breteil, Clayes, Le Lou-du-Lac and La Nouaye. During the XIth century, the parish was given to benedictin monks of Sainte-Melaine abbey. In 1218, Raoul, bishop of Saint-Malo, indicated that the abbot of Sainte-Melaine introduced the cleric Pierre de Tinténiac to him, to be in charge of the church of Pleumeleuc. Pierre de Tinténiac, reserving all the rights on the taxes of the parish for him, the bishop added that he had entrusted him with the souls and had settled him in the church. During the XVIIth century, the two priories of Bédée and Hédé shared the charges of Pleumeleuc. But, as the priest of the church had to be paid, during the XVIIIth century, the monks of Sainte-Melaine asked only for 2/3 of the tithe of Pleumeleuc, and they left the rest of this tax to the priest for his money bag.

Buildings and touristic places

Buildings

The church Saint Pierre The early church is dated from the XIth century, probably from when the benedictin monks of Saint-Melaine arrived in the parish. We can still see in the wall of the body a cut in the shape of a fish bone which would come from this period. The building had to be repaired so most of its walls are dated from the XVth century. At the beginning, the church of Saint-Pierre de Pleumeleuc was the Lords' of Montfort-sur-Meu because he had superiority and foundation rights on the building. But, in 1630, the Duke of Trémoille sold the church and so the rights on the building to the Lord of La Besneraye, François Glé. That is why we can see the flash of the Lords of La Besneraye on the stained glass windows of the church. The chapels on the western side have been added during the XVIth century.

Touristic places

Vallée de la Vaunoise (river) La Vaunoise river, 32 km long, crosses the North East of the district and represents a nice steep-sided valley. Several marked paths follow the banks. Circuit de Vaunoise-La Motte The circuit starts at the church of Pleumeleuc. It lasts 1h45 for about 7 km. It follows the Vaunoise river for a while and goes in the countryside of Pleumeleuc. Circuit de Vaunoise-La Monneraye The circuit also starts at the church, near the roundabout of the town hall. It lasts 1h15 for about 5.5 Km. The circuit follows most of the time the Vaunoise river.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

• INSEE

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Template:Fr icon

External links

• Official website Pleumeleuc Template:Fr icon
• French Ministry of Culture list for Pleumeleuc Template:Fr icon
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