Montauban-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃ də 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
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| Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 2°02′48″W / 48.2000°N 2.0467°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Méen Montauban |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Jalu[1] |
| Area 1 | 45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,410 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35184 /35360 |
| Elevation | 42–117 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
editInhabitants of Montauban-de-Bretagne are called Montalbanais in French. Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2023.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
- ^ Décret du 6 novembre 1995 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0266, 16 November 1995, p. 16810.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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