Saint-Pôtan
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Matignon |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Matignon |
| Mayor | Maryse Allée (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 12–77 m (39–253 ft) |
| Land area1 | 19.89 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 772 (2008) |
| - Density | 39 /km2 (100 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22323/ 22550 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°33′30″N 2°17′24″W / 48.5583°N 2.29°W
Saint-Pôtan (Breton: Sant-Postan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
In the village of Saint-Pôtan is a manor house now called «Le Vaumeloisel», which used to be a chateau before being destroyed in the French Revolution. This chateau once welcomed the Duchess Anne of Brittany, who married two French kings, and is now a family house. The family who once lived in this house were the Guyon family, who are French aristocrats who own many manor houses in the department of Côtes-d'Armor. One of these includes the well known Fort-la-Latte chateau, where the movie The Vikings was filmed.
The village of Saint-Pôtan has a restaurant called L'auberge du Manoir, which has beautiful French cuisine, including meats, fish, etc.
It is also the home of Sodimac,[1] the major employer of the commune, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and the steel superstructure for buildings.
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Population [edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 899 | — |
| 1968 | 926 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 885 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 860 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 798 | −7.2% |
| 1999 | 735 | −7.9% |
| 2011 | 769 | +4.6% |
Geography [edit]
The village of Saint-Pôtan is situated very close to the town of Matignon, and is only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the coast. Saint-Pôtan is also close to main transport links including Saint-Malo ferry port which has routes to England and the channel Islands, operated by Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries. It is close to the towns of Lamballe, Dinan, Saint-Brieuc, Rennes, Saint-Malo, etc. There are train stations in both Lamballe, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc which have links to Brest and Gare Montparnasse (Paris). Saint-Pôtan is also ideally sitatuated for air travel as Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo Airport is only about 20km away with links the England and the channel islands. Further away, you have Brest and Rennes airports, which both have links to Europe.
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External links [edit]
- (French) French Ministry of Culture list for Saint-Pôtan
- (French) Saint-Pôtan, on C.C. Pays de Matignon website
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