Guignen
Guignen (French pronunciation: [ɡiɲɛ̃]; Breton: Gwinien; Gallo: Ginyen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Guignen
Gwinien | |
|---|---|
 The church in Guignen | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Guignen | |
  Guignen  Guignen | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 1°51′38″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Guichen |
| Intercommunality | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Evelyne Lefeuvre[1] |
| Area 1 | 53.05 km2 (20.48 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,027 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/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 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,713 | — |
| 1975 | 1,780 | +0.55% |
| 1982 | 1,933 | +1.18% |
| 1990 | 2,146 | +1.32% |
| 1999 | 2,424 | +1.36% |
| 2007 | 3,089 | +3.08% |
| 2012 | 3,551 | +2.83% |
| 2017 | 3,902 | +1.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guignen.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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