Saint-Christophe-des-Bois

Saint-Christophe-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf de bwa]; Breton: Sant-Kristol-ar-C'hoad) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Saint-Christophe-des-Bois Sant-Kristol-ar-C'hoad (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Christophe-des-Bois
Location of Saint-Christophe-des-Bois
Saint-Christophe-des-Bois Show map of France Saint-Christophe-des-Bois Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°13′38″N 1°14′47″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Vitré
Intercommunality	CA Vitré Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Guérin[1]
Area 1	9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	559
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35260 /35210
Elevation	99–136 m (325–446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Christophe-des-Bois are called christophéens in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	469	—
1968	473	+0.9%
1975	430	−9.1%
1982	420	−2.3%
1990	467	+11.2%
1999	475	+1.7%
2009	521	+9.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)