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Guignen

Guignen is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Coordinates: 47°55′16″N 1°51′38″W / 47.9211°N 1.8606°W / 47.9211; -1.8606
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
IntercommunalityVallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Evelyne Lefeuvre1
Area
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53.05 km2 (20.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
4,175
 • Density78.70/km2 (203.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35127 /35580
Elevation21–122 m (69–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guignen (French pronunciation: [ɡiɲɛ̃]; Breton: Gwinien; Gallo: Ginyen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Viscounts of Guignen

The title of Viscount of Guignen had been the property of the House of Rohan since the 15th century. It was passed through to the Princes of Condé, members of the House of Bourbon by a marriage between Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé to Charlotte de Rohan who was created Viscountess in 1745. At her death in 1760, it became one of the subsidiary titles of the Condé's being confiscated during the revolution.

Population

Inhabitants of Guignen are called Guignennais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,713—    
1975 1,780+0.55%
1982 1,933+1.18%
1990 2,146+1.32%
1999 2,424+1.36%
2007 3,089+3.08%
2012 3,551+2.83%
2017 3,902+1.90%
2023 4,175+1.13%
Source: INSEE3
References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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