Cintré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tʁe]; Breton: Kentreg; Gallo: Ceintraé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Cintré
Kentreg | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Saint Melaine church | |
Location of Cintré ![]() | |
Cintré Cintré | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′20″N 1°52′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Le Rheu |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Ruello[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,410 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35080 /35310 |
| Elevation | 25–63 m (82–207 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The river Meu forms all of the commune's western border.
Inhabitants of Cintré are called Cintréens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 520 | — |
| 1968 | 533 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 857 | +60.8% |
| 1982 | 1,069 | +24.7% |
| 1990 | 1,170 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1,467 | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 2,061 | +40.5% |
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