Goven (French pronunciation: [ɡɔvɛ̃]; Breton: Goven; Gallo: Govaen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Goven | |
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Commune | |
The church in Goven | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Goven ![]() | |
Goven Goven | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′24″N 1°50′46″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Guichen |
| Intercommunality | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Norbert Saulnier |
| Area 1 | 39.73 km2 (15.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,321 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35123 /35580 |
| Elevation | 15–116 m (49–381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Meu river flows into the Vilaine in the commune.
Inhabitants of Goven are called Govenais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,690 | — |
| 1968 | 1,763 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 2,149 | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 2,270 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 2,638 | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 2,967 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4,034 | +36.0% |
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