Goven

Coordinates: 48°00′24″N 1°50′46″W / 48.006745°N 1.8461°W / 48.006745; -1.8461
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Goven
Govaen (Gallo)
The church in Goven
The church in Goven
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Goven is located in France
Goven
Goven
Goven is located in Brittany
Goven
Goven
Coordinates: 48°00′24″N 1°50′46″W / 48.006745°N 1.8461°W / 48.006745; -1.8461
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
IntercommunalityVallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Norbert Saulnier[1]
Area
1
39.73 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,309
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35123 /35580
Elevation15–116 m (49–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Goven (French pronunciation: [ɡɔvɛ̃]; Breton: Goven; Gallo: Govaen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography[edit]

The Meu river flows into the Vilaine in the commune.

Population[edit]

Inhabitants of Goven are called Govenais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,763—    
1975 2,149+2.87%
1982 2,270+0.79%
1990 2,638+1.90%
1999 2,967+1.31%
2007 3,788+3.10%
2012 4,318+2.65%
2017 4,363+0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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