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Country
  
Department
  
Intercommunality
  
Bretagne Romantique

Area
  
63.55 km²

Arrondissement
  
Region
  
Canton
  
Combourg

Population (2008)
  
5,572

Local time
  
Thursday 6:37 AM


Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 93% Humidity

Combourg (Breton: Komborn, Gallo: Conbórn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Contents

Map of 35270 Combourg, France

Population

Inhabitants of Combourg are called Combourgeois and, more rarely Combournais, in French.

History

The town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cités de Caractère. Combourg is considered the "cradle of Romanticism" in French literature due to the renowned French writer François-René de Chateaubriand who spent part of his youth in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg. He describes the village and medieval castle in his Mémoirs from Beyond the Grave.

Combourg is located between the cities of Rennes and Saint-Malo in Brittany. It is approximately 386 km from Paris, 39 km from Rennes and 36 km from Saint-Malo .

Personalities

François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), known as the father of Romanticism in French literature, spent his childhood in his family's castle, the Château de Combourg.

International relations

Combourg is twinned with Waldmünchen, in Bavaria, Germany.

References

Combourg Wikipedia


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