Saint-Méen-le-Grand

Saint-Méen-le-Grand Saent-Men (Gallo) Sant-Meven (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Saint-Méen-le-Grand Saint-Méen-le-Grand
Coordinates: 48°11′24″N 2°11′23″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Montauban-de-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Guitton
Area 1	18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,603
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35297 /35290
Elevation	79–123 m (259–404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Méen-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɛ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]; Breton: Sant-Meven; Gallo: Saent-Men) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

It is located west of Rennes between Montauban-de-Bretagne and Gaël.

The town was the birthplace of the 3-time Tour de France winner Louison Bobet. It has hosted the start of Stage 8 of both the 2006 and 2025 Tours.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Méen-le-Grand are called mévennais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,063	—
1975	3,358	+1.32%
1982	3,742	+1.56%
1990	3,729	−0.04%
1999	3,566	−0.50%
2007	4,180	+2.01%
2012	4,526	+1.60%
2017	4,635	+0.48%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Saint-Méen Abbey
• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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)