{{Short description|Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Saint-Samson-sur-Rance |native name = Sant-Samzun ([[Breton language|Breton]]) |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Menhir de la Tremblais.jpg |caption = Menhir |image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Saint-Samson-sur-Rance (Côtes-d'Armor).svg |coordinates = {{coord|48.4922|-2.0297|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |INSEE = 22327 |postal code = 22100 |arrondissement = Dinan |canton = Pleslin-Trigavou |mayor = Loïc Lorre<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = [[Dinan Agglomération]] |elevation min m = 4 |elevation max m = 78 |area km2 = 6.27 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |website=https://www.saint-samson-sur-rance.fr/|population demonym=samsonnais}}

'''Saint-Samson-sur-Rance''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ sɑ̃sɔ̃ syʁ ʁɑ̃s}}, literally ''Saint-Samson on [[Rance (river)|Rance]]''; {{langx|br|Sant-Samzun}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Côtes-d'Armor]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in northwestern [[France]].

== Geography == Saint-Samson-sur-Rance is located on the banks of the [[Rance (river)|Rance]] river, near the town of [[Dinan]], about {{Convert|20|mi}} from [[Dinard]] and [[Saint-Malo]], and 45 minutes from [[Saint-Brieuc]] and [[Rennes]] by car.

== Toponymy == The locality is named after [[Samson of Dol|Saint Samson of Dol]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint-Samson-sur-Rance: Histoire, Patrimoine, Noblesse (commune du canton de Dinan-Ouest) |url=http://www.infobretagne.com/saint-samson-sur-rance.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210032015/http://www.infobretagne.com/saint-samson-sur-rance.htm |archive-date=2022-12-10 |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.infobretagne.com |language=fr}}</ref>

== History == The presence of the [[menhir]] de la Tremblais indicates that humans have lived in this area since at least the [[Neolithic France|Neolithic]].

In the [[Middle Ages]], the parish of ''Saint-Samson-jouxte-Livet'', enclosed in the Bishopric of Saint-Malo, was part of the [[Ancient Diocese of Dol]].

In 1790, during the [[French Revolution]], the parish was named ''Saint-Samson'' and elected as a commune.

On 25 July 1962 the commune was renamed to ''Saint-Samson-sur-Rance''.

== Population == {{Historical populations |align=left| 1962|460| 1968|477| 1975|548| 1982|874| 1990|1180| 1999|1151| 2008|1508 }}

Inhabitants of Saint-Samson-sur-Rance are called {{Lang|fr|samsonnais}} in [[French language|French]].

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== Gallery == {{Gallery | File:Saint-Samson-sur-Rance - Église 03.JPG | Exterior of the Saint Samson church | File:Eglise Saint-Samson, Saint-Samson sur Rance, Côtes d'Armor, France, baie 4, Saint-Samson IMGP0129.jpg | Saint Samson depicted in stained glass in the Saint Samson church | File:Saint-Samson-sur-Rance - mairie.JPG | Town hall }}

== See also == * [[Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department]] * {{Interlanguage link|Menhir de la Tiemblais|lt=Menhir de la Tiemblais|fr|Menhir de la Tiemblais}}, French article for the rock shown at the top of the article

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== External links == {{Sister project links|auto=y}} * {{Search Mérimée|22327}}

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