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Geography

Located in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Redon is bordering on the departments of the Morbihan and the Loire-Atlantique.

This city is located at the confluence of the Oust and the Vilaine. This situation results in to make of Redon, a very known city for its Inondation S autumnal and winter. Moreover Marais which surround it form a true funnel what does not arrange the evacuation of too full of water. It moreover is crossed by the channel from Nantes to Brest. The construction of the dam Arzal to the mouth of Unpleasant, in the years 1960, was not enough to protect the town of Redon from the risk from flood. The very weak slope until the ocean and the insufficient flow of Unpleasant constitute natural elements worsening this risk.

History

There exists little of sources on this sector before 832. However, it would seem that the Vicus developed to with it Riedones.

The name of Redon is resulting from the Gallic roto- (the wheel) and is without relationship with that of Rennes and the Riedones .

In 832, Conwoïon, Breton monk with the assistance of the Carolingian emperor Louis the Piles, founded the Abbaye Saint-Saver of Redon. There remains still today the Cartulaire of this abbey.

The city will develop around this religious center until forming a small rural and industrial village of almost 10000 inhabitants in the years 1960.

To the the Middle Ages, Redon will profit from the maritime trade thanks to its situation on the Vilaine. There remains today of old houses of ship-owners and a basin.

Economy

Degussa Texturing System produces Pectine starting from apple and of lemon.
Faurecia , subcontractor of the company localized Peugeot-Citroen in Rennes.
Biro Undertaken manufacture of lighter, razor, pen…
AFC , Armorican of Foundry of Châtelet.
river Port of autonomous pleasure managed by the Chamber of commerce and of industry of Rennes.
Seedbed of companies of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Rennes.
interconsular Delegation of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.

Administration

Demography

Communes bordering

Cultural life

Festival of the sweet chestnut (Teillouse fair) in October.
Festival of the Bug of Gold (festival of songs, tales and music of High-Brittany)

Famous characters

Arthur Bernède, author of Belphegor, was born in Redon in 1881.
Noémie Dondel from Faouedic, author of the " Guide of the excursionist for Redon and his environs" (appeared in 1905)
Herve Bazin studied with the college Saint Saver.
Governed Laspalès: humorist born in 1957 in Redon and trained thereafter with the Art schools in Paris

Characters related to Redon

Alain Madelin, mayor of Redon of 1995 to 2001
Pierre of the Hospital, universal Judge of Brittany

Tourist monuments and places

Abbey Saint-Saver

Abbey the Saint-Saver of Redon is a wonder of the Romanesque art. It is representative of the last richness of the abbey. It is made of a nave and a Romance tower. The chorus and the tower are Gothic. The abbey one was truncated after a fire at the 17th century. That thus explains the separation between the Gothic tower (about 70 meters in height) and the nave (which made 90 meters length before).

The college Saint-Saver known for his cloister and its quality of teaching.

Twinnings

References

See too

Common of Ille-et-Vilaine

External bonds

Official site of the town of Redon
Redon on the site of the national geographical Institute
Redon on the site of INSEE
Redon on the site of Quid
Localization of Redon on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Redon on Mapquest
the Gold Teillouse and Bug on the site Musardise

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