Montauban-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃ də bʁətaɲ], literally Montauban of Brittany; Breton: Menezalban, Gallo: Montauban) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-M'Hervon was merged into Montauban-de-Bretagne.[3] The writer Jean Sulivan (1913–1980) was born in Montauban.
Montauban-de-Bretagne
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Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 2°02′48″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
Intercommunality | Saint-Méen Montauban |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Jalu[1] |
Area 1 | 45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi) |
Population | 6,086 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35184 /35360 |
Elevation | 42–117 m (138–384 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Previously known as Montauban, the name was changed to Montauban-de-Bretagne in 1995.
Inhabitants of Montauban-de-Bretagne are called Montalbanais in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,182 | — |
1975 | 3,462 | +1.21% |
1982 | 3,933 | +1.84% |
1990 | 4,123 | +0.59% |
1999 | 4,359 | +0.62% |
2007 | 4,823 | +1.27% |
2012 | 5,481 | +2.59% |
2017 | 5,840 | +1.28% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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