Essé
Essé is a locality in Essé, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Brittany and has about 975 residents. Essé is situated nearby to the hamlet Lourme, as well as near the village Boistrudan.- Type: Locality with 975 residents
- Also known as: “Esse”
- Postal code: 35150
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame d’Essé and La Roche-aux-Fées.
La Roche-aux-Fées
Archaeological site
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Roche-aux-Fées is a Neolithic gallery grave, or dolmen, located in the commune of Essé, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. Its name comes from a legend that claims that the stones were placed by fairies. La Roche-aux-Fées is situated 3 km southeast of Essé.
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Boistrudan
Church
Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Boistrudan is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Janzé and Piré-sur-Seiche.
Janzé
Village
Photo: Yves LC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Janzé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is also the seat of the Canton of Janzé. The inhabitants of Janzé are called Janzéens in French. Janzé is situated 5 km west of Essé.
Piré-sur-Seiche
Village
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piré-sur-Seiche is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Piré-Chancé. Piré-sur-Seiche is situated 6 km north of Essé.
Retiers
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Retiers is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Retiers is situated 6 km southeast of Essé.
Essé
Latitude
47.95735° or 47° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.42485° or 1° 25′ 30″ westPopulation
975Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
8CVWXH4G+W3GeoNames ID
3019624
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Essé” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Ezieg”
- Chinese: “埃塞”
- French: “Essé”
- Kazakh: “Ессе”
- Latin: “Esceium”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ezieg”
- Serbian: “Есе”
- Ukrainian: “Ессе”
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