Châteaugiron

Châteaugiron
Chaujon (Gallo)
Kastell-Geron (Breton)
Chateau
Chateau
Flag of Châteaugiron
Coat of arms of Châteaugiron
Location of Châteaugiron
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Châteaugiron is located in France
Châteaugiron
Châteaugiron
Châteaugiron is located in Brittany
Châteaugiron
Châteaugiron
Coordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W / 48.0489°N 1.5019°W / 48.0489; -1.5019
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonChâteaugiron
IntercommunalityPays de Châteaugiron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Renault[1]
Area
1
23.52 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,518
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35069 /35410
Elevation28–78 m (92–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteaugiron (French: [ʃɑtoʒiʁɔ̃]; Breton: Kastell-Geron; Gallo: Chaujon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extended on 1 January 2017 by merging with the former communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Ossé.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Châteaugiron are called Castelgironnais and Castelgironnaises in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,802—    
1975 3,061+1.27%
1982 4,316+5.03%
1990 5,368+2.76%
1999 6,863+2.77%
2007 8,221+2.28%
2012 8,928+1.66%
2017 9,966+2.22%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Châteaugiron at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[4]

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Arrêté du 13 juin 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Châteaugiron
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Les jumelages". Chateaugiron. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.