Guipel

Guipel Gwipidel
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Melesse
Community association	Val d'Ille-Aubigné
Coordinates	48 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ′  N , 1 ° 43 ′  W
height	58-113 m
surface	25.11 km 2
Residents	1,696 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	35440
INSEE code	35128
Website	http://www.guipel.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Guipel

Guipel ( Breton : Gwipedel ; Gallo : Gipèu ) is a French municipality with 1696 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 Melesse (until 2015: canton of Hédé-Bazouges ). The inhabitants are called Guipellois .

geography

Guipel is about 21 kilometers north-northwest of Rennes . Guipel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Dingé in the north, Montreuil-sur-Ille in the east, Saint-Médard-sur-Ille in the south and south-east, Vignoc in the south-west and Hédé-Bazouges in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,122	1,126	1,071	1,190	1,283	1,420	1,545	1,698
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Martin Church, built between 1864 and 1872
• Launay-Jan mansion from the 16th century
• Lake La Picquelais

Saint Martin Church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 711-717.

Web links

Commons : Guipel  - collection of images, videos and audio files