Noyal-sur-Vilaine (French pronunciation: [nwajal syʁ vilɛn]; Gallo: Noyal or Nouyal, Breton: Noal-ar-Gwilen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Noyal/Nouyal (Gallo)
Noal-ar-Gwilen (Breton)
The town hall of Noyal-sur-Vilaine
The town hall of Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Coat of arms of Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Location of Noyal-sur-Vilaine
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Noyal-sur-Vilaine is located in France
Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Noyal-sur-Vilaine is located in Brittany
Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Noyal-sur-Vilaine
Coordinates: 48°06′45″N 1°31′24″W / 48.1125°N 1.5233°W / 48.1125; -1.5233
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonChâteaugiron
IntercommunalityPays de Châteaugiron
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marielle Muret-Baudoin[1]
Area
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30.72 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,116
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35207 /35530
Elevation32–91 m (105–299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Noyal is some ten kilometres east of Rennes.

Adjacent communes:

Population

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Inhabitants of Noyal-sur-Vilaine are called noyalais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
18363,004—    
18912,539−0.31%
19212,114−0.61%
19622,188+0.08%
1968 2,518+2.37%
1975 2,953+2.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1982 3,835+3.80%
1990 4,091+0.81%
1999 4,705+1.57%
2007 5,012+0.79%
2012 5,526+1.97%
2017 6,008+1.69%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Noyal-sur-Vilaine, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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