La Guerche-de-Bretagne

La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Gwerc'h-Breizh
Commune
The town hall of La Guerche-de-Bretagne

Coat of arms
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Location within Brittany region
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W / 47.9422°N 1.2286°W / 47.9422; -1.2286Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W / 47.9422°N 1.2286°W / 47.9422; -1.2286
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality CA Vitré Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pierre Després
Area1 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,253
 • Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35125 /35130
Elevation 51–91 m (167–299 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.

La Guerche-de-Bretagne (Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

The cellist Louis-Marie Pilet (1815–1877) was born in La Guerche-de-Bretagne.

Population

Inhabitants of La Guerche-de-Bretagne are called Guerchais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,101—    
19683,422+10.4%
19753,742+9.4%
19824,055+8.4%
19904,123+1.7%
19994,095−0.7%
20084,253+3.9%

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