La Guerche-de-Bretagne

La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Gwerc'h-Breizh

The town hall of La Guerche-de-Bretagne

Coat of arms
La Guerche-de-Bretagne

Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W / 47.9422°N 1.2286°W / 47.9422; -1.2286Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W / 47.9422°N 1.2286°W / 47.9422; -1.2286
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality Pays Guerchais
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Pierre Després
Area1 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,253
  Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 35125 / 35130
Elevation 51–91 m (167–299 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Guerche-de-Bretagne (Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of La Guerche-de-Bretagne are called Guerchais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,101    
19683,422+10.4%
19753,742+9.4%
19824,055+8.4%
19904,123+1.7%
19994,095−0.7%
20084,253+3.9%

See also

References

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