Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine

French commune
nomcommune=Redon
native_name=Redon


caption=Vilaine River


x=57
y=101
lat_long=coord|47|39|08|N|2|05|01|W|region:FR_type:city
insee=35236
cp=35600
région=Bretagne
département=Ille-et-Vilaine
arrondissement=Redon
canton=Redon
maire=Vincent Bourguet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays de Redon
alt mini=0
alt maxi=73 m
km²=15.09
sans=9499
date-sans=1999
dens=629
date-dens=1999|

Redon is a town and commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne northwestern France.

It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

Geography

Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.

It is situated at the juncture of the Oust and Vilaine rivers, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods.

History

Very little information exists about this area prior to 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis le Pieux founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the running of the abbey still exist.

The town developed around the abbey until forming a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants in the 1960s.

In the Middle Ages, Redon benefited from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Redon are called "Redonnais".

Démographie
1962= 8 876
1968= 9 363
1975= 9 649
1982= 9 170
1990= 9 260
1999= 9 499
2006= 10 545
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=35236&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Redon sur le site de l'Insee] ]

Economy

* "Cargill Texturising Systems" - A pectin factory
* "Faurecia", subsidiary of Peugeot-Citroën.
* "Bic" - business making lighters, razors and pens among other things (with only lighters being made in Redon)
* "Eis"

Cultural life

* Fête de la Chataigne in October.
* Festival de la Bogue d'Or (Festival of songs and music from Haute-Bretagne)

Twin towns

*flagicon|UK Andover in England.

ee also

*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

* [http://www.redon.fr/ Official Site of Redon]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=35236 French Ministry of Culture list for Redon] fr icon