Fougères

Fougères ( Breton: Felger, Gallo: Feljerr ) is a commune with 19,775 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Ille -et -Vilaine in the Brittany region.

Geography

Fougères is situated in the east of Brittany. Neighboring municipalities are:

  • Laignelet in the Northeast,
  • Beaucé in the east,
  • La Selle -en- Luitré in the southeast,
  • Javené in the south and
  • Lécousse in the West.

The municipal area of ​​north crossing - - On the southern boundary of the municipality of the River Couesnon runs, in which the Ruisseau de Greslay and Nançon open out as the right tributaries.

Attractions

The city is particularly known for the picturesque city walls and castle (Fougeres was a border fortress to France ) is a city worth seeing. The constellation with the castle in the valley, the city on the mountain and a city wall, the castle and town to one another, differs significantly from the investment of the other border fortresses Rennes and Vitre.

Twinning

  • Ashford ( United Kingdom) - since 1984
  • Bad Münster Eifel ( Germany ) - since 1967
  • Srem (Poland )
Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Gallo language Ashford (Kent)
344119
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