Le Châtellier (French pronunciation: [lə ʃatəlje] ; Breton: Kasteller; Gallo: Le Chastelier) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Le Châtellier
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_Ch%C3%A2teau_de_La_Vieuville_02.jpg) Château de La Vieuville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Châtellier  | |
  Le Châtellier  Le Châtellier | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 1°15′10″W / 48.4167°N 1.2528°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Val-Couesnon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Sourdin[1] |
Area 1 | 13.43 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 430 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35071 /35133 |
| Elevation | 119–183 m (390–600 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 Le Châtellier are called Castellérois or Castellégiens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1968 | 501 | — |
| 1975 | 444 | −11.4% |
| 1982 | 407 | −8.3% |
| 1990 | 407 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 393 | −3.4% |
| 2008 | 379 | −3.6% |
Horticulture
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The Botanical garden of Upper Brittany is located in Le Châtellier.
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 Le Châtellier (Ille-et-Vilaine).
- 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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