Guichen
Guichen (Breton: Gwizien, Gallo: Gischen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Guichen Gwizien | |
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![]() Church of Guichen | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
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 | Canton of Guichen |
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. |
History
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.
gollark: Can you chemically go out?
gollark: Can you fervently go out?
gollark: Can you optically go out?
gollark: Can you spherically go out?
gollark: Can you illegally go out?
See also
- Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guichen (in French)
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