Chavagne (French pronunciation: [ʃavaɲ]; Breton: Kavan; Gallo: Chavayn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Chavagne
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 Town hall | |
Location of Chavagne  | |
  Chavagne  Chavagne | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Le Rheu |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René Bouillon[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,415 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35076 /35310 |
| Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern border.
Population
editInhabitants of Chavagne are called Chavagnais and Chavagnaises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 874 | — |
| 1975 | 1,667 | +9.66% |
| 1982 | 2,244 | +4.34% |
| 1990 | 2,844 | +3.01% |
| 1999 | 3,091 | +0.93% |
| 2007 | 3,701 | +2.28% |
| 2012 | 3,708 | +0.04% |
| 2017 | 4,015 | +1.60% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chavagne.
- 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 Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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