Vezin-le-Coquet (French pronunciation: [vəzɛ̃ lə kɔkɛ]; Breton: Gwezin; Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Vezin-le-Coquet
Gwezin | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church in Vezin-le-Coquet | |
Location of Vezin-le-Coquet ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°07′10″N 1°45′17″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Le Rheu |
Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | René-François Houssin |
Area 1 | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
Population | 6,114 |
• Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35353 /35132 |
Elevation | 21–67 m (69–220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin (operational since March 2010), is located within the commune.[2]
Inhabitants of Vezin-le-Coquet are called Vezinois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,596 | — |
1975 | 2,207 | +4.74% |
1982 | 2,731 | +3.09% |
1990 | 3,268 | +2.27% |
1999 | 4,026 | +2.34% |
2007 | 3,865 | −0.51% |
2012 | 4,838 | +4.59% |
2017 | 5,727 | +3.43% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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