Montauban-de-Bretagne

Montauban-de-Bretagne (Breton: Menezalban, Gallo: Montauban) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-M'Hervon was merged into Montauban-de-Bretagne.[2] The writer Jean Sulivan (1913–1980) was born in Montauban.

Montauban-de-Bretagne

Menezalban
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 2°02′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMontauban-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalitySaint-Méen Montauban
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Serge Jalu
Area
1
45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,840
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35184 /35360
Elevation42–117 m (138–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Previously known as Montauban, the name was changed to Montauban-de-Bretagne in 1995.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,825—    
19683,024+7.0%
19753,310+9.5%
19823,759+13.6%
19903,883+3.3%
19994,042+4.1%
20084,606+14.0%

Inhabitants of Montauban-de-Bretagne are called Montalbanais in French.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
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