Vezin-le-Coquet

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Vezin-le-Coquet
Gwezin
Vezin-le-Coquet (France)
Vezin-le-Coquet
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Le Rheu
Community association Rennes metropolis
Coordinates 48 ° 7 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 7 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  W
height 21-67 m
surface 7.86 km 2
Residents 5,727 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 729 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 35132
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-vezinlecoquet.fr/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Vezin-le-Coquet ( Breton : Gwezin ) is a commune with 5727 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 Le Rheu and is a member of the Rennes Métropole municipal association . The inhabitants are called Vezinois (es) .

geography

Vezin-le-Coquet is west of Rennes on the River Flûme . Vezin-le-Coquet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pacé in the north and north-west, Rennes in the east and Le Rheu in the west and south-west.

Route nationale 12 and Route nationale 24 run through the municipality .

population

Number of inhabitants
(source: Insee)
year 1806 1846 1906 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 635 658 606 797 839 1,596 2,207 2,731 3,268 4.026 3,809 5,727

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church
  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Drouetière Castle
  • Montigné Castle
  • Former and present prison ( Center Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin )

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 1308-1311.

Web links

Commons : Vezin-le-Coquet  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vezin-le-Coquet on the Insee website