Maure-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ də bʁətaɲ], literally Maure of Brittany; Breton: Anast; Gallo: Maurr) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val d'Anast.[2]
Maure-de-Bretagne
Anast | |
|---|---|
Part of Val d'Anast | |
 The church in Maure-de-Bretagne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Maure-de-Bretagne  | |
  Maure-de-Bretagne  Maure-de-Bretagne | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′30″N 1°59′25″W / 47.8917°N 1.9903°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Guichen |
| Commune | Val d'Anast |
| Area 1 | 66.76 km2 (25.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 3,498 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35330 |
| Elevation | 17–117 m (56–384 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 Maure-de-Bretagne are called Mauritaniens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,492 | — |
| 1968 | 2,646 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 2,516 | −4.9% |
| 1982 | 2,496 | −0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,552 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,470 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | 3,142 | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 3,498 | +11.3% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 August 2016 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maure-de-Bretagne.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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