Guignen

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

Guignen

Gwinien
The church in Guignen
Coat of arms
Location of Guignen
Guignen
Guignen
Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 1°51′38″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
IntercommunalityCanton of Guichen
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Joseph Letournel
Area
1
53.05 km2 (20.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,902
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35127 /35580
Elevation21–122 m (69–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
YearPop.±%
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.


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