Chavagne
| Chavagne Kavan | |
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Town hall | |
  Chavagne | |
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Location within Brittany region  Chavagne | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°WCoordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Mordelles |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Crocq |
| Area1 | 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,744 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35076 / 35310 |
| Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) |
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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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 639 | — |
| 1968 | 874 | +36.8% |
| 1975 | 1,667 | +90.7% |
| 1982 | 2,244 | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 2,844 | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 3,091 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3,744 | +21.1% |
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chavagne. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Chavagne (French)
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