Langon (Ille-et-Vilaine) 1.7

Langon is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.GeographyLangon is in the region of Brittany, close to the border with the Pays de Loire region. It is located 22km from Redon, 60km from Rennes (the capital of Brittany), and 70km from Nantes and Saint Nazaire.The Vilaine river, which flows through Vitré and Rennes, borders the territory of Langon over a distance of 14 km, then flows on into the Atlantic ocean. Langon has one of the best preserved pastoral countrysides in all of Brittany.HistoryThe earliest traces of human activity on the territory of present-day Langon date back to around 10,000 BCE, in the Mesolithic era. By the end of the 19th century, 35 megalithic groupings had been discovered, many of which have since been razed.The city's Roman heritage is evidenced in the Chapelle Ste Agathe, the villa de Balac, and a stretch of paved road. The first Christian communities established themselves in the area starting at the end of the 5th century. The town was built around the chapel.Starting in the 9th century, the history of the village becomes intertwined with that of the Abbey of Redon. It is in the records of this Abbey that the name of the parish is written using various Latin spellings ("Langedon", "Langeco", "Lanco", and "Lancon").