1. Geography

2. History

3. Economy

4. Population

5. Transportation

6. Sights

7. See also

8. References

9. External links

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon ({{Lang-br|Henwig-ar-C'houenon}}, Gallo: Vioez-Vic) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon is located on the Couesnon River 33 km northeast of Rennes and {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The neighboring communes are Romazy, Chauvigné, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux, Mézières-sur-Couesnon, Gahard, and Sens-de-Bretagne.

History

The name Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon probably comes from the Latin Vetus Victus, "old market town." The settlement has had this name since at least 1063.

Economy

Industries:

• Silver-lead ore was mined in the 19th century at a place called Brais. The mine was closed in 1956.
• A granite quarry is still in operation in the northeast, not far from the former mine site.

Population

Inhabitants of Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon are called Vieuxviciens in French.

Transportation

The village is served by just one bus route, the Rennes/Antrain line.

Sights

• The Saint-Germain church, most of which dates from the seventeenth century, although certain parts date from the eleventh century. The organ was installed in 1883.
• The Chateau of Moulinet, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Grotto of Brais (dedicated to the Virgin Mary).
• Within the village boundaries there are seven watermills on the Couesnon river. These are mainly paper mills.
• The cyclopean Wall of Orange (from the Iron Age).
• A trough-shaped granite sarcophagus, first mentioned in 1020, located at the door to the church.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071124142010/http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE]

External links

• La Résistance à Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon A history of local resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050122060312/http://vieux-vy-sur-couesnon.breizhoo.fr/ Commune ou ville de Vieux Vy sur Couesnon: Actualités, agenda, forum, petites annonces, sites Internet...] Local page from a regional Breton Web site
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20050116001902/http://www.anarvorig.com/villes/ville_999.php Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon - Commune de Bretagne] Summary of local administrative and statistical information.
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