Boistrudan

Boistrudan
Commune
The town hall of Boistrudan
Boistrudan
Location within Brittany region
Boistrudan
Coordinates: 47°58′13″N 1°23′59″W / 47.9703°N 1.3997°W / 47.9703; -1.3997Coordinates: 47°58′13″N 1°23′59″W / 47.9703°N 1.3997°W / 47.9703; -1.3997
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton Châteaugiron
Intercommunality Pays de la Roche-aux-Fées
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Anne Renault
Area1 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 673
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35028 /35150
Elevation 32–85 m (105–279 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boistrudan (Gallo: Boéz-Trudan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962546    
1968576+5.5%
1975505−12.3%
1982475−5.9%
1990501+5.5%
1999494−1.4%
2009673+36.2%

Inhabitants of Boistrudan are called Boistrudanais in French.

Toponymy

Bosco Truant in 1197,[1] Boays-Trudant in the 16th century, then Bois-Trudain in 1685, Bois-trudaine around 1780.

Meaning : Truant's wood, Truant can be a surname or the common word for "beggar, tramp" in Old French.

See also

References

Panorama of the commune


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