La Guerche-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [la ɡɛʁʃ də bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Gwerc'h-Breizh | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall of La Guerche-de-Bretagne | |
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Location of La Guerche-de-Bretagne ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne |
Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Guiheneux |
Area 1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
Population | 4,249 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35125 /35130 |
Elevation | 51–91 m (167–299 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The cellist Louis-Marie Pilet (1815–1877) was born in La Guerche-de-Bretagne.
Inhabitants of La Guerche-de-Bretagne are called Guerchais in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 3,101 | — |
1968 | 3,422 | +10.4% |
1975 | 3,742 | +9.4% |
1982 | 4,055 | +8.4% |
1990 | 4,123 | +1.7% |
1999 | 4,095 | −0.7% |
2008 | 4,253 | +3.9% |
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