La Bouëxière (French pronunciation: [la bwɛksjɛʁ] or [la bwɛsjɛʁ]; Breton: Beuzid-ar-C'hoadoù) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
La Bouëxière
Beuzid-ar-C'hoadoù | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall of La Bouëxière | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of La Bouëxière ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°11′05″N 1°26′12″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Liffré |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Piquet |
Area 1 | 49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi) |
Population | 4,526 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35031 /35340 |
Elevation | 42–125 m (138–410 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is situated 19 km (12 mi) from Rennes in the forest of Rennes.
Its mayor is Stéphane Piquet, who was re-elected in 2020.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,870 | — |
1968 | 1,965 | +5.1% |
1975 | 2,142 | +9.0% |
1982 | 2,667 | +24.5% |
1990 | 3,027 | +13.5% |
1999 | 3,503 | +15.7% |
2008 | 3,845 | +9.8% |
Inhabitants of La Bouëxière are called Bouexièrais in French.
La Bouëxière is twinned with Wingrave in England and Hambrücken in Germany.[3]
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