Saint-Gonlay

Saint-Gonlay is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. The Meu river goes through the town. There are 280 inhabitants in Saint-Gonlay and the territory stretches over 926 hectares. It is at 20 km from Rennes and is surrounded by Montfort-sur-Meu, Bédée, La Nouaye, Breteil, Pleumeleuc, Talensac, Iffendic.

Understand
In the North, there is the Meu river and the Comper river, in the East is the brook of Boutavent and in the South, the forest of Brocéliande. The town is part of the county of Montfort-sur-Meu and depends of Rennes. It is when the parish of Iffendic separated in two parts that the town of Saint-Gonlay was founded. Its birth is probably due to the building of a church in the XIIIth century by two priests of Montfort-sur-Meu. A priory has also been built and it depends of Saint-Jacques de Montfort abbey.

By plane
Rennes-Saint Jacques airport.

By train
Railway station of Montfort sur Meu, direct line from Rennes.

By bus
No buses.

By car
From Rennes: RN12 (Rennes / Saint brieuc) exit Montfort-Bédée-Pleumeleuc. RN24 (Rennes / Vannes-Lorient) exit Talensac-Montfort.

Go next
The towns located next to Saint-Gonlay are Iffendic, Bédée, La Nouaye, Breteil and Talensac, but you can also find Montfort-sur-Meu and Pleumeleuc nearby.