Guipry
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| local community | Guipry-Messac | |
| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Redon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 35480 | |
| Former INSEE code | 35129 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-de-guipry.fr/ | |
 City Hall (Mairie) of Guipry |
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Guipry ( Breton : Gwipri ) is a town and commune Déléguée in the French municipality Guipry-Messac with 3,798 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . The inhabitants are called Guipryen (ne) s .
geography
Guipry is located on the Vilaine River . Guipry is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Guignen in the north, Saint-Malo-de-Phily in the northeast, Messac in the east, Langon in the south, Saint-Ganton in the southwest, Pipriac and Lieuron in the west and Lohéac in the northwest. The Messac - Guipry station ( Rennes - Redon railway line ), which was operated in 2015, is located in Messac ; Guipry himself led the former Châteaubriant – Ploërmel railway .
history
The place is first mentioned in the 7th century. The place name developed from Wicbry (710) via uuiperiaca (834) to Guicbri (913). Originally there was also a hill fort (moth) here.
The municipality of Guipry was merged with Messac to form Commune nouvelle Guipry-Messac with effect from January 1, 2016 . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Redon and the Canton of Pipriac .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,470 | 2,530 | 2,482 | 2,525 | 2,578 | 2,991 | 3,326 | 3,688 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 18th century, on the foundation of the earlier Romanesque church from the 11th / 12th. Century erected
- Les Champs Castle, built in the 17th century, has been a monument historique since 1966
- La Provostière Castle
- Grain mill on the Vilaine
- River port and lock system at Mâlon
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1025-1032.
