Guignen

Guignen ; Gwinien
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Guichen
Community association	Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Community
Coordinates	47 ° 55 ′ N , 1 ° 52 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 55 ′ N , 1 ° 52 ′ W
height	21-122 m
surface	53.05 km 2
Residents	3,902 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	74 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	35580
INSEE code	35127
Website	http://www.guignen.fr/
	; Guignen Town Hall

Guignen ( Breton : Gwinien ; Gallo : Ginyen ) is a French municipality with 3902 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Guignen belongs to the Arrondissement of Redon and is part of the canton of Guichen . The inhabitants are called Guignennais .

geography

Guignen is located about 26 kilometers south of Rennes in the Vilaine valley . Guignen is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lassy in the north, Guichen in the northeast, Saint-Senoux in the east, Saint-Malo-de-Phily in the southeast, Lohéac in the south, Maure-de-Bretagne and Mernel in the southwest, and La Chapelle-Bouëxic in the west and Baulon in the northwest.

The former route nationale 177 runs through the municipality from Redon to Rennes .

The place was first mentioned in a document in 843.

Number of inhabitants
(source: Insee)
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,840	1,713	1,780	1.933	2.146	2,424	3,041	3,551

Saint Martin Church

Saint-Martin church, built at the end of the 19th century on the site of the Romanesque church from the 12th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Guignen )
Metairies Castle, built between 1850 and 1852
Étang de Painroux

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Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 691-696.

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