Thorigné-Fouillard (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲe fujaʁ]; Breton: Torigneg-Fouilharzh; Gallo: Toreinyaé-Fólhard, before 1984: Thorigné-sur-Vilaine)[3] is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Thorigné-Fouillard
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 The church in Thorigné-Fouillard | |
Location of Thorigné-Fouillard  | |
  Thorigné-Fouillard  Thorigné-Fouillard | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′37″N 1°34′43″W / 48.1603°N 1.5786°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Liffré |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaël Lefeuvre[1] |
Area 1 | 13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,582 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35334 /35235 |
| Elevation | 27–89 m (89–292 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 Thorigné-Fouillard are called Thoréfoléens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 892 | — |
| 1975 | 2,048 | +12.61% |
| 1982 | 3,591 | +8.35% |
| 1990 | 5,257 | +4.88% |
| 1999 | 6,625 | +2.60% |
| 2007 | 6,932 | +0.57% |
| 2012 | 7,526 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 8,463 | +2.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0270, 18 November 1984, p. 10523.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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