Maure-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ 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
The church in Maure-de-Bretagne
Coat of arms of Maure-de-Bretagne
Location of Maure-de-Bretagne
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Maure-de-Bretagne is located in France
Maure-de-Bretagne
Maure-de-Bretagne
Maure-de-Bretagne is located in Brittany
Maure-de-Bretagne
Maure-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 47°53′30″N 1°59′25″W / 47.8917°N 1.9903°W / 47.8917; -1.9903
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
CommuneVal d'Anast
Area
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66.76 km2 (25.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,498
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35330
Elevation17–117 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

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Inhabitants of Maure-de-Bretagne are called Mauritaniens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,492—    
19682,646+6.2%
19752,516−4.9%
19822,496−0.8%
19902,552+2.2%
19992,470−3.2%
20083,142+27.2%
20193,498+11.3%

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