Saint-Coulomb

Saint-Coulomb

*Sant-Kouloum* (Breton)
Saint-Coulomb Sant-Kouloum (Breton)
Commune
	The town hall of Saint-Coulomb
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Coulomb
	Saint-Coulomb Saint-Coulomb
	Coordinates: 48°40′33″N 1°54′37″W / 48.6758°N 1.9103°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint-Malo
Canton	Saint-Malo-1
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Fredou
Area 1	18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,920
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35263 /35350
Elevation	0–52 m (0–171 ft) ; (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Coulomb (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kulɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants are called colombanais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,542	—
1975	1,611	+0.63%
1982	1,746	+1.16%
1990	1,938	+1.31%
1999	2,168	+1.25%
2007	2,348	+1.00%
2012	2,554	+1.70%
2017	2,707	+1.17%
Source: INSEE^[3]

History

Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and landed either on the Du Guesclin beach or a few hundreds meters further to the west.

Beaches

This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer.

Customs path
Chevrets beach
Saint-Coulomb church

Malouinières

The

Saint Malo

, by its shipbuilders who wanted to escape the congested city, while staying close enough to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos.