Piré-sur-Seiche
Piré-sur-Seiche (French pronunciation: [piʁe syʁ sɛʃ]; Breton: Pereg) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Piré-Chancé.[2]
Piré-sur-Seiche
Pereg | |
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Part of Piré-Chancé | |
 Town square | |
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Location of Piré-sur-Seiche | |
  Piré-sur-Seiche  Piré-sur-Seiche | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′37″N 1°25′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Châteaugiron |
| Commune | Piré-Chancé |
| Area 1 | 36.34 km2 (14.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,724 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35150 |
| Elevation | 31–86 m (102–282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
People from Piré-sur-Seiche are called Piréens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,895 | — |
| 1968 | 1,950 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,743 | −10.6% |
| 1982 | 1,809 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,730 | −4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,877 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 2,233 | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 2,724 | +22.0% |
Personalities
- Léon Letort, pioneer French aviator
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
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