Vendel, Ille-et-Vilaine

Vendel (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛl]; Breton: Gwennel; Gallo: Vandèu) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.[2]

Vendel
Gwennel
The church in Vendel
The church in Vendel
Coat of arms of Vendel
Location of Vendel
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Vendel is located in France
Vendel
Vendel
Vendel is located in Brittany
Vendel
Vendel
Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°W / 48.3; -1.3103
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonFougères-1
CommuneRives-du-Couesnon
Area
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6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
398
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35140
Elevation50–105 m (164–344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Vendel is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 45 km (28 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.

The adjacent communes are La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Billé, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.

Population

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Inhabitants of Vendel are called Vendelais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 334—    
1968 344+3.0%
1975 325−5.5%
1982 300−7.7%
1990 311+3.7%
1999 339+9.0%
2009 436+28.6%

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References

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