Forges-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ la fɔʁɛ]; Gallo: Lez Forj-la-Forést, Breton: Govelioù-ar-C'hoad) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.
Forges-la-Forêt
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 The church of Saint-Martin | |
Location of Forges-la-Forêt  | |
  Forges-la-Forêt  Forges-la-Forêt | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′35″N 1°16′48″W / 47.8597°N 1.2800°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | Roche-aux-Fées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Boulet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.04 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 262 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35114 /35640 |
| Elevation | 70–111 m (230–364 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 Forges-la-Forêt are called Fèvres in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 290 | — |
| 1968 | 316 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 287 | −9.2% |
| 1982 | 267 | −7.0% |
| 1990 | 275 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 242 | −12.0% |
| 2008 | 286 | +18.2% |
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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forges-la-Forêt.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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