Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet Gwezin |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
Arrondissement | Rennes | |
Canton | Le Rheu | |
Community association | Rennes metropolis | |
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 | 35353 | |
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
year | 1806 | 1846 | 1906 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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Residents | 635 | 658 | 606 | 797 | 839 | 1,596 | 2,207 | 2,731 | 3,268 | 4.026 | 3,809 | 5,727 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Drouetière Castle
- Montigné Castle
- Former and present prison ( Center Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin )
Personalities
- Pierre Letort (1922–1993), football player
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