Châteaugiron

Châteaugiron
Kastell-Geron
Commune
Chateau

Coat of arms
Châteaugiron
Location within Brittany region
Châteaugiron
Coordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W / 48.0489°N 1.5019°W / 48.0489; -1.5019Coordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W / 48.0489°N 1.5019°W / 48.0489; -1.5019
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Châteaugiron
Intercommunality Pays de Châteaugiron
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Françoise Gatel
Area1 23.52 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 9,434
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35069 /35410
Elevation 28–78 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.

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

Châteaugiron (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.[1]

Population

Inhabitants of Châteaugiron are called Castelgironnais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,682—    
19682,060+22.5%
19752,330+13.1%
19823,244+39.2%
19904,166+28.4%
19995,500+32.0%
20086,450+17.3%

Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Arrêté du 13 juin 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Châteaugiron
  2. ↑ "Les jumelages". Chateaugiron. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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