Guichen

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Guichen
Gwizien
Commune
Church of Guichen
Church of Guichen
Coat of arms of Guichen
Coat of arms
Location of Guichen
Guichen is located in France
Guichen
Guichen
Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 1°47′38″W / 47.9681°N 1.7939°W / 47.9681; -1.7939Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 1°47′38″W / 47.9681°N 1.7939°W / 47.9681; -1.7939
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
IntercommunalityVallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Delamarre
Area
1
42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
8,646
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35126 /35580
Elevation7–107 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.

Guichen (French pronunciation: ​[ɡiʃɛ̃]; Breton: Gwizien; Gallo: Gischen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

History[]

Population[]

Inhabitants of Guichen are called Guichenais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,868—    
19683,311+15.4%
19754,431+33.8%
19825,311+19.9%
19905,891+10.9%
19996,526+10.8%
20087,316+12.1%
20148,109+10.8%

Image gallery[]

  • The Halles of Guichen.

  • Church of Pont-Réan.

  • The bridge of Pont-Réan.

  • The lock and mill of Boel.

See also[]

  • Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen
  • Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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