Guignen

Guignen (Breton: Gwinien, Gallo: Ginyen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Guignen Gwinien
Commune
The church in Guignen
Coat of arms
Location of Guignen
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Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 1°51′38″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Guichen
Intercommunality	Canton of Guichen
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Joseph Letournel
Area ^1	53.05 km^2 (20.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,902
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35127 /35580
Elevation	21–122 m (69–400 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Viscounts of Guignen

The title of Viscount of Guignen had been the property of the House of Rohan since the 15th century. It was passed through to the Princes of Condé, members of the House of Bourbon by a marriage between Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé to Charlotte de Rohan who was created Viscountess in 1745. At her death in 1760, it became one of the subsidiary titles of the Condé's being confiscated during the revolution.

Population

Inhabitants of Guignen are called Guignennais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,586	—
1968	1,713	+8.0%
1975	1,780	+3.9%
1982	1,933	+8.6%
1990	2,146	+11.0%
1999	2,424	+13.0%
2008	3,369	+39.0%

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Guignen (in French)