Chavagne

Chavagne
Kavan
Commune
Town hall
Chavagne
Location within Brittany region
Chavagne
Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°W / 48.0547; -1.7833Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°W / 48.0547; -1.7833
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Le Rheu
Intercommunality Rennes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20142020) André Crocq
Area1 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,744
  Density 300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35076 /35310
Elevation 16–38 m (52–125 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.

Chavagne (Breton: Kavan, Gallo: Chavayn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Chavagne are called Chavagnais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962639    
1968874+36.8%
19751,667+90.7%
19822,244+34.6%
19902,844+26.7%
19993,091+8.7%
20083,744+21.1%

See also

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