Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine

Redon
	Commune of Redon
	Redon
	Vilaine River
	Location
Coordinates	47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.65222°N 2.08361°W
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bretagne
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Redon
Intercommunality	Pays de Redon
Mayor	Vincent Bourguet (DVD); (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–73 m (0–240 ft)
Land area1	15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population2	9,499 (1999)
- Density	629 /km² (1,630 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	35236/ 35600
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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Coordinates: 47°39′08″N 2°05′01″W / 47.65222°N 2.08361°W / 47.65222; -2.08361

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

It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

[edit] Geography

Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique departments.

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

[edit] 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 a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants was formed in the 1960s.

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

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Redon are called Redonnais.

Change in Population
(Source : INSEE^[1])
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
8 876	9 363	9 649	9 170	9 260	9 499	10 545
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

[edit] Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 10th October 2008.

In 2007, 13.8% of the children attended bilingual schools in primary education.^[2]

[edit] 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