Normandy frontier, is a 15th century gateway known as the Porte St Sulpice. The town hall was built in the 15th century. It was listed by order of 14 October 1926. The ; house porch built in the 16th century near the Saint-Léonard Church. It has been listed by order of 13 May 1929. The former , built in 1680 and partly destroyed by fire in 1794, now houses a cultural centre after being used as a prison and then as barracks. Scored by order of 15 July 1965. The , built in 1740, is the birthplace of the marquis Armand Tuffin de La Rouërie. It now houses the city court. Its front garden was listed by order of 3 February 1928. The , one of the last Italian theatres, built in 1888 by , listed by order of 1 June 1988; its façade was ranked by order of 1 March 1990. The , place where the plot of the novel Les Chouans by de Balzac unravels. Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Rillé. Originally a collegiate church of Augustinian regular canons. It was founded in 1143 and in the seventeenth century became the Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève. It was rebuilt once between 1724 and 1750, and again in the 19th century. Of the former building, visible in its entirety on the 1756 plan, it remains the only stair tower topped by an imperial roof. Crystal glass factory built in 1922 by architect , restored, now houses administrative buildings. Hotel Marigny Geography Geology Fougères is situated in the Cadomian chain. The oldest buildings use readily available stone: la cornéenne. A metamorphic rock, difficult to cut and of very different appearance, it is very solid. Later came the use of Louvigné granite, which is more homogeneous. Most of the buildings of the town are built with these local materials. It took the arrival of the railway to import other stones (late 19th century). In military strategy, note that the castle is not on high, but on a deposit of la cornéenne, which prevents the risk of attacks by mining and from underground. Neighbouring communes Location Fougères is situated: from Paris from Rennes from Mont-Saint-Michel from Saint-Malo from Brest from Nantes from Caen from Angers from Laval from Avranches from Alençon Politics and administration Political trends and outcomes List of mayors International relations Fougères is twinned with: Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom, since 1984 Bad Münstereifel,