La Guerche-de-Bretagne
La Guerche-de-Bretagne (Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Gwerc'h-Breizh | |
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_Mairie_01.jpg.webp) The town hall of La Guerche-de-Bretagne | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Guerche-de-Bretagne 
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  La Guerche-de-Bretagne  La Guerche-de-Bretagne | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Després |
| Area 1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,243 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35125 /35130 |
| Elevation | 51–91 m (167–299 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The cellist Louis-Marie Pilet (1815–1877) was born in La Guerche-de-Bretagne.
Population
Inhabitants of La Guerche-de-Bretagne are called Guerchais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 3,101 | — |
| 1968 | 3,422 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 3,742 | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 4,055 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 4,123 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4,095 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,253 | +3.9% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Guerche-de-Bretagne. |
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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