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Boistrudan (French pronunciation: ​[bwatʁydɑ̃]; Breton: Koetruzan; Gallo: Boéz-Trudan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Boistrudan
Commune
The town hall of Boistrudan
Location of Boistrudan
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Coordinates: 47°58′13″N 1°23′59″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Châteaugiron
Intercommunality	Roche-aux-Fées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne Renault[1]
Area 1	12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	722
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35028 /35150
Elevation	32–85 m (105–279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	546	—
1968	576	+5.5%
1975	505	−12.3%
1982	475	−5.9%
1990	501	+5.5%
1999	494	−1.4%
2009	673	+36.2%

Inhabitants of Boistrudan are called Boistrudanais in French.

Toponymy

Bosco Truant in 1197,[3] Boays-Trudant in the 16th century, then Bois-Trudain in 1685, Bois-trudaine around 1780.

Meaning : Truant's wood, Truant can be a surname or the common word for "beggar, tramp" in Old French.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)

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