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Paimpont (; ; Gallo: Penpont) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Place details

Locality
Paimpont
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
1,549
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Paimpont
French commune.native name
(Gallo)
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Paimpont(maison abbatiale façade).jpg
French commune.caption
Abbey
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Paimpont (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Rennes
French commune.canton
Montfort-sur-Meu
French commune.intercommunality
Brocéliande
French commune.INSEE
35211
French commune.postal code
35380
French commune.mayor
Alain Lefeuvre
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
160
French commune.elevation min m
62
French commune.elevation max m
258
French commune.area km2
110.28

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Paimpont
Population
1772
Area
110.28
Elevation
157
Official website
www.paimpont.bzh
Image
Paimpont(maison abbatiale façade).jpg
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Commons category
Paimpont
postal code
35380
male population
832
female population
879
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-99-07-81-18
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Paimpont (; ; Gallo: Penpont) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

The name is a compound of Old Breton pen "head" and the Latin borrowing pont "bridge" and is first attested in the 9th century in the Latinised form Caput Pontis and then in 870 CE as Penpont. The town grew up around the , which was founded by the Breton king and Catholic saint Judicael in 645 CE on the shore of a small lake now known as the Étang de Paimpont.

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