Bécherel
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 113-177 m | |
| surface | 0.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 669 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,174 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35190 | |
| INSEE code | 35022 | |
 Mairie Bécherel |
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Bécherel ( Breton Begerel ) is a French municipality with 669 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Montauban-de-Bretagne .
City of Books
The community is called the “city of books” because there are 15 bookshops for 660 residents in the village. Book festivals take place several times a year, in particular the Fête du Livre (Festival of Books) on Easter weekend, as well as the “Night of Books” in August.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 659 | 626 | 543 | 528 | 599 | 660 | 731 | 669 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Bécherel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 163-170.
Web links
Commons : Bécherel - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tourist information (English) ( Memento of the original dated August 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
