Châteaubourg (French pronunciation: [ʃatobuʁ]; Breton: Kastell-Bourc'h; Gallo: Chastèu-Bórg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Châteaubourg
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 Saint-Pierre church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Châteaubourg  | |
  Châteaubourg  Châteaubourg | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′43″N 1°24′07″W / 48.1119°N 1.4019°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Châteaugiron |
| Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Teddy Régnier[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,512 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35068 /35220 |
| Elevation | 35–117 m (115–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Châteaubourg are called Castelbourgeois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,634 | — |
| 1975 | 2,937 | +1.57% |
| 1982 | 3,526 | +2.65% |
| 1990 | 4,056 | +1.77% |
| 1999 | 4,877 | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 5,629 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 6,310 | +2.31% |
| 2017 | 7,064 | +2.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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Châteaubourg Inner town -
Saint-Melaine calvary -
Saint-Pierre church -
«Ar Milin» stepping over the Vilaine -
Saint-Melaine church -
Old town house
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châteaubourg (Ille-et-Vilaine).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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