Saint-Marcan

Saint-Marcan Saent-Marqaen (Gallo) Sant-Marc’han (Breton)
Commune
Old Medieval Cross
Location of Saint-Marcan
Saint-Marcan Saint-Marcan
Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 1°37′56″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint-Malo
Canton	Dol-de-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Louis Leport
Area 1	7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	434
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35291 /35120
Elevation	4–96 m (13–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Marcan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁkɑ̃]; Gallo: Saent-Marqaen, Breton: Sant-Marc'han) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Marcan are called marcanais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	537	—
1968	544	+1.3%
1975	453	−16.7%
1982	398	−12.1%
1990	401	+0.8%
1999	380	−5.2%
2009	455	+19.7%

Sights

• Menhir
• Medieval Christian Cross
• Chappe Tower

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Marcin in Ireland

In the heart of the Rosclave Channel in west County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland were the visible the remains of St. Marcin's Castle, Church, outdoor altar and a burial ground. However, it appears little remains of these features other than on historical maps. *[1]

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)