Vezin-le-Coquet

Vezin-le-Coquet (French pronunciation: [vəzɛ̃ lə kɔkɛ]; Breton: Gwezin; Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Vezin-le-Coquet
Gwezin
Commune
The church in Vezin-le-Coquet
The church in Vezin-le-Coquet
Location of Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet is located in France
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet is located in Brittany
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet
Coordinates: 48°07′10″N 1°45′17″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonLe Rheu
IntercommunalityRennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René-François Houssin[1]
Area
1
7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
6,234
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35353 /35132
Elevation21–67 m (69–220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin (operational since March 2010), is located within the commune.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Vezin-le-Coquet are called Vezinois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,596—    
1975 2,207+4.74%
1982 2,731+3.09%
1990 3,268+2.27%
1999 4,026+2.34%
2007 3,865−0.51%
2012 4,838+4.59%
2017 5,727+3.43%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Ouverture du nouveau cp (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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