Vern-sur-Seiche
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Vern-sur-Seiche Gwern ar Sec'h |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Janzé | |
| Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 21-71 m | |
| surface | 19.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,911 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 402 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35770 | |
| INSEE code | 35352 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-vern-sur-seiche.fr/ | |
 Place du Marché in front of the church |
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Vern-sur-Seiche ( Breton : Gwern ar Sec'h ) is a commune with 7911 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 , the canton of Janzé and is a member of the Rennes Métropole municipal association . The inhabitants are called Vernois (es) .
geography
The community is located in the greater area nine kilometers southeast of Rennes on the banks of the Seiche River . The neighboring municipalities of Vern-sur-Seiche are Chantepie in the north, Domloup in the northeast, Nouvoitou in the east, Saint-Armel in the southeast, Bourgbarré in the south, Saint-Erblon in the southwest and Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche in the west.
The place has a train station on the Châteaubriant – Rennes railway line .
population
| year | 1806 | 1846 | 1906 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,545 | 1,630 | 1,295 | 1,365 | 1,466 | 1,675 | 2,638 | 3.116 | 5,602 | 7,454 | 7,687 | 7,911 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built in the 17th century on the foundations of an 8th century church, remodeled in 1834
- Pont de Vaugon, bridge over the Seiche, built in 1757 instead of a bridge built in the 14th century, today used as an overpass for Route nationale 163
- Bois de Sœuvres, wooded area of 170 hectares in the north of the municipality
- Wash house (la Lavoir)
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German community of Schwalbach in Saarland since 1989.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1304-1308.
