Montauban-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃ bʁətaɲ], literally Montauban of Brittany; 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.[3] The writer Jean Sulivan (1913–1980) was born in Montauban.

Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban (Gallo)
Menezalban (Breton)
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Montauban-de-Bretagne
Location of Montauban-de-Bretagne
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Montauban-de-Bretagne is located in France
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne is located in Brittany
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 2°02′48″W / 48.2000°N 2.0467°W / 48.2000; -2.0467
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMontauban-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalitySaint-Méen Montauban
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Jalu[1]
Area
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45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,410
 • Density140/km2 (370/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.[4]

Population

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Inhabitants of Montauban-de-Bretagne are called Montalbanais in French. Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,182—    
1975 3,462+1.21%
1982 3,933+1.84%
1990 4,123+0.59%
1999 4,359+0.62%
2009 5,032+1.45%
2014 5,611+2.20%
2020 6,246+1.80%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
  4. ^ Décret du 6 novembre 1995 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0266, 16 November 1995, p. 16810.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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