Combourg
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| Commune of Combourg | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 45' 02" W |
| Latitude | 48° 24' 34" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Combourg |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de la Bretagne Romantique |
| Mayor | Joël Le Besco (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 29 m–120 m (avg. 66 m) |
| Land area¹ | 63.55 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,850 |
| - Density (1999) | 76/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35085/ 35270 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Combourg is a commune of the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in Brittany, France. Population (1999): 4,850.
François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848) grew up in his family's castle in Combourg.
Combourg is twinned with Waldmünchen, in Bavaria, Germany.