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Guichen

Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 1°47′38″W / 47.9681°N 1.7939°W / 47.9681; -1.7939
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Guichen
Gischen (Gallo)
Gwizien (Breton)
Church of Guichen
Church of Guichen
Coat of arms of Guichen
Location of Guichen
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Guichen is located in France
Guichen
Guichen
Guichen is located in Brittany
Guichen
Guichen
Coordinates: 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[1]
Area
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42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,995
 • Density210/km2 (540/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

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Population

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Inhabitants of Guichen are called Guichenais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,311—    
1975 4,431+4.25%
1982 5,311+2.62%
1990 5,891+1.30%
1999 6,526+1.14%
2007 7,181+1.20%
2012 7,797+1.66%
2017 8,568+1.90%
Source: INSEE[3]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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