Bécherel
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Bécherel |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bécherel |
| Mayor | Bernard Leroy (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 113–177 m (371–581 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
| Land area1 | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 739 (2008) |
| - Density | 1,478 /km2 (3,830 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35022/ 35190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°17′46″N 1°56′38″W / 48.2961°N 1.9439°W
Bécherel (Breton: Begerel, Gallo: Becherèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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[edit] Book town
Bécherel is a small village, called the "village of the books"[1] because there are fifteen bookstores for around 660 inhabitants. Events and performances taking place at Bécherel include: the European Festival of Ancient Greek and Latin, in March, for the national "Spring of Poets" weekend. The "Fête du Livre", each Easter week-end, the Night of Books (August), "Lire en Fête" (October), Treasures of Bécherel (December).
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 882 | 493 | 655 | 690 | 802 | 817 | 844 | 836 | 895 | 820 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 818 | 780 | 816 | 740 | 760 | 798 | 846 | 852 | 855 | 890 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 793 | 788 | 709 | 723 | 724 | 733 | 633 | 659 | 626 | 543 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 528 | 599 | 660 | 739 |
Inhabitants of Bécherel are called Bécherellais in French.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Office de Tourisme de Bécherel: Arts & Culture - Loisirs - Informations touristiques
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (French);
[edit] External links
- Cultural Heritage (French)
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