Guichen
Guichen (Breton: Gwizien, Gallo: Gischen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Guichen
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 Church of Guichen | |
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Location of Guichen 
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| Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 1°47′38″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Guichen |
| Intercommunality | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Joël Sieller |
| Area 1 | 42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,568 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35126 /35580 |
| Elevation | 7–107 m (23–351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Guichen are called Guichenais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 2,868 | — |
| 1968 | 3,311 | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 4,431 | +33.8% |
| 1982 | 5,311 | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 5,891 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 6,526 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 7,316 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 8,109 | +10.8% |
Image gallery
The Halles of Guichen.
Church of Pont-Réan.
The bridge of Pont-Réan.
The lock and mill of Boel.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guichen. |
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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