Châteaugiron

Châteaugiron

*Kastell-Geron* (Breton)
Châteaugiron Kastell-Geron (Breton)
Commune
	Chateau
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Châteaugiron
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	Coordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W / 48.0489°N 1.5019°WCoordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W / 48.0489°N 1.5019°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Châteaugiron
Intercommunality	Pays de Châteaugiron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Renault
Area 1	23.52 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	10,125
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35069 /35410
Elevation	28–78 m (92–256 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteaugiron (French: [ʃɑtoʒiʁɔ̃]; Breton: Kastell-Geron; Gallo: Chaujon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extended on 1 January 2017 by merging with the former communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Ossé.^[2]

Population[]

Inhabitants of Châteaugiron are called Castelgironnais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,682	—
1968	2,060	+22.5%
1975	2,330	+13.1%
1982	3,244	+39.2%
1990	4,166	+28.4%
1999	5,500	+32.0%
2008	6,450	+17.3%

Sister cities[]

Puszczykowo, Poland^[3]

Gallery[]

Town hall

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
^ (in French) Arrêté du 13 juin 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Châteaugiron
^ "Les jumelages". Chateaugiron. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

External links[]

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 (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.

[2] (in French) Arrêté du 13 juin 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Châteaugiron

[3] "Les jumelages". Chateaugiron. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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