Mordelles
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Mordelles Morzhell |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Le Rheu | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 51 ′ W | |
| height | 19-51 m | |
| surface | 29.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,363 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 247 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35310 | |
| INSEE code | 35196 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-mordelles.fr/ | |
 Mordelles Town Hall |
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Mordelles ( Breton : Morzhell ) is a French municipality with 7363 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 Mordelais (es) .
geography
The river Meu , into which the tributary Vaunoise flows on the western outskirts , limits the community in the south. Mordelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-Thouarault and L'Hermitage in the north, Le Rheu in the northeast, Chavagne in the east, Goven in the southeast, Bréal-sous-Montfort in the south, Talensac in the west and Cintré in the northwest. The National Route 24 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2268 | 2921 | 3869 | 5149 | 5362 | 5901 | 6628 | 7230 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Pierre , built from 1856 to 1861 (Tower 1878-1881) in the neo-Gothic style on the site of the former church from the 15th century
- Town hall from the 19th century
- Mill from 1656
- Château de Beaumont , built at the end of the 17th century, monument historique since 1995 , with chapel (built at the end of the 14th century)
- Château de la Haichois with chapel (17th century), pigeon house and English park, partly monument historique since 2007
- Château de la Ville-du-Bois from the 14th century
- Château d'Artois (built in the 17th century) with orangery (end of the 18th century)
- Château de la Haute-Forêt , built in 1857
Personalities
- Jeanne Coroller-Danio (1892–1944), writer and Breton underground fighter
- Raffig Tullou (1909–1990), sculptor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1007-1012.
Web links
Commons : Mordelles - Collection of images, videos and audio files
