Chavagne
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Chavagne Kavan |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Le Rheu | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 47 ′ W | |
| height | 16-38 m | |
| surface | 12.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,015 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 323 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35310 | |
| INSEE code | 35076 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chavagne.fr/ | |
 Chavagne Town Hall |
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Chavagne ( Breton : Kavan ) is a French municipality with 4015 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Le Rheu . The inhabitants are called Chavagnais (es) .
geography
Chavagne is twelve kilometers southwest of Rennes on the river Meu and is bounded in the east by the Vilaine . Chavagne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Rheu in the north, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande in the north-east, Bruz in the east, Goven in the south and south-west and Mordelles in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 639 | 874 | 1,667 | 2,244 | 2,844 | 3,091 | 3,625 | 3,717 |
Attractions
- 19th century Saint Martin church
- Old rectory with library from the 17th century
- Numerous town houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 999-1001.
Web links
Commons : Chavagne - collection of images, videos and audio files
