Caulnes

Caulnes ( Breton Kaon; Gallo CAWN ) is a municipality with 2417 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in France. It is located in the Brittany region and in the department of Côtes- d'Armor.

Caulnes is the administrative seat of the canton Caulnes that belongs to the district of Dinan. The community is located 20 kilometers southwest of the town of Dinan. Through the community of the Rance River flows.

Demographics

Traffic

The village lies at an intersection from north to south ( the D 766 from Dinan to Vannes ) and West to East ( national road 12 from Brest -Saint -Brieuc to Rennes ).

The rail connection from Brest to Paris through the community. The community is also connected to the network of public transport by bus from Montauban to Dinan.

History

Since the remains of Gallo-Roman baths were found from the 4th century to the municipal area, the area must have been already settled very early. The village belonged from 1793 to 1801 as district Broons and was the capital of the canton Caulnes. 1801 the district was abolished and replaced by Caulnes Saint -Jouan -de- l'Isle as cantonal capital. Since December 1881, the place is once again the seat of the cantonal government.

Attractions

• The church from the 15th century with a statue of Saint- Pierre ( Peter) dating from the 14th century.
• One driven by water-powered mill in L' Écoublière
• Different houses from the 18th century
• Crosses in La Landelle and Launay - Coaffel
• Parsonage of the 18th century
• A mansion north of the village

Policy

Mayor of the town since 2001, Jean -Louis Chalois. He was elected in 2008 for a second term.

Others

In Caulnes there is a regionally significant agricultural school. The location is the center of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Caulnes. The inhabitants are called Caulnais or Caulnaises.

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