La Chapelle-du-Lou (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dy lu]; Breton: Chapel-al-Loc'h; Gallo: La Chapèll-du-Lóc) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac.[2]
La Chapelle-du-Lou
Chapel-al-Loc'h | |
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Part of La Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac | |
_Mairie.JPG) Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Chapelle-du-Lou  | |
  La Chapelle-du-Lou  La Chapelle-du-Lou | |
| Coordinates: 48°12′48″N 1°59′27″W / 48.2133°N 1.9908°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
| Commune | La Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac |
Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 908 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35360 |
| Elevation | 74–114 m (243–374 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editPeople from La Chapelle-du-Lou are called in French Chapellois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 251 | — |
| 1968 | 277 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 254 | −8.3% |
| 1982 | 298 | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 384 | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 376 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | 645 | +71.5% |
Notable people
edit- René-Jean de Botherel du Plessis (1745–1805), counter-revolutionary
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 September 2015 (in French)
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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