REDON, ILLE-ET-VILAINE

'Redon' is a town and commune in Brittany, France. It is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département''.

Contents

Geography

History

Economy

Cultural life

External link

Geography

Redon is located in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département''. Redon borders the Morbihan and Loire-Atlantique ''départements''.
This small town is situated and at the juncture of the Oust and Vilaine rivers, which makes it well known for its autumn and winter floods. Redon is twinned with the town of Andover in England.

History

Very little information exists about this area prior to 832, however it would seem that there was a parish by the name of Riedones which gave the town its name. In 832, Conwoion, a Breton monk with the help of the Carolingian Emperor Louis le Pieux founded the abbey of Saint-Sauveur de Redon. Today, documents relating to the running of the abbey still exist.
The town developed around the abbey until forming a small rural community of 6,000 inhabitants in the 1960s.
In the middle ages, Redon benefited from maritime commerce due to its location on the Vilaine.

Economy

★ ''Degussa Texturant System'' - A pectin factory

★ ''Faurecia'', subsidiary of Peugeot-Citroën.

★ ''Bic'' - business making lighters, razors and pens among other things

★ ''Eis''

Cultural life

★ Fête de la Chataigne in October.

★ Festival de la Bogue d'Or (Festival of songs and music from Haute-Bretagne)

External link

★ Official Site of Redon