La Chapelle-Fleurigné (; ; Gallo: La Chapèll-Floereinyaè) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of La Chapelle-Janson and Fleurigné.
History On 1 January 2024, La Chapelle-Janson and Fleurigné merged to create the new commune of La Chapelle Fleurigné, albeit without hyphen contrary to the rules for spelling official names of communes in France. An amending decree was published on 5 October 2023 to comply with it by fixing the toponym La Chapelle-Fleurigné with a hyphen.
Geography La Chapelle-Fleurigné is located in the northeastearn part of Ille-et-Vilaine, on the border of the department of Mayenne, in the small agricultural region of Fougères.. It is located from Rennes, the prefecture of the department, and from the sub-prefecture of Fougères. The commune is also part of the Fougères living area. The closest communes are Beaucé (4.1 km), Laignelet (4.3 km), La Selle-en-Luitré (4.5 km), La Pellerine (5.1 km), Le Loroux (5.9 km), Luitré (7.2 km) and Larchamp (7.8 km). The area of La Chapelle-Fleurigné is and the altitude of the commune varies from 79 to 249 meters.Répertoire géographique des communes (RGC) 2015. En 2016, le RGC a été remplacé par la base Admin Express qui ne comporte plus que l'altitude moyenne de la commune, les altitudes minimale et maximale pouvant être trouvées par un système d'information géographique.
The commune passes through the Motte d'Yné river, a right bank tributary of the Couesnon..
Climate La Chapelle-Fleurigné features an oceanic climate. This type of climate results in mild temperatures and relatively abundant rainfall (in connection with disturbances coming from the Atlantic Ocean), distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum from October to February.
Population Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
See also Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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