Orgères (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒɛʁ] (listen); Breton: An Heizeg; Gallo: Orjèrr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Orgères | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church of Saint-Martin, in Orgères | |
Location of Orgères ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 47°59′59″N 1°40′00″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Janzé |
Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Yannick Cochaud[1] |
Area 1 | 16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
Population | 5,152 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35208 /35230 |
Elevation | 26–111 m (85–364 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants of Orgères are called Orgérois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,064 | — |
1975 | 1,708 | +7.00% |
1982 | 2,175 | +3.51% |
1990 | 2,537 | +1.94% |
1999 | 2,881 | +1.42% |
2007 | 3,605 | +2.84% |
2012 | 4,059 | +2.40% |
2017 | 4,729 | +3.10% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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