La Chapelle-du-Lou (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dy lu]; Breton: Chapel-al-Loc'h; Gallo: La Chapèll-du-Lóc) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune La Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac.[2]

La Chapelle-du-Lou
Chapel-al-Loc'h
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Town hall
Coat of arms of La Chapelle-du-Lou
Location of La Chapelle-du-Lou
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La Chapelle-du-Lou is located in France
La Chapelle-du-Lou
La Chapelle-du-Lou
La Chapelle-du-Lou is located in Brittany
La Chapelle-du-Lou
La Chapelle-du-Lou
Coordinates: 48°12′48″N 1°59′27″W / 48.2133°N 1.9908°W / 48.2133; -1.9908
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMontauban-de-Bretagne
CommuneLa Chapelle-du-Lou-du-Lac
Area
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7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
908
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
35360
Elevation74–114 m (243–374 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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People from La Chapelle-du-Lou are called in French Chapellois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962251—    
1968277+10.4%
1975254−8.3%
1982298+17.3%
1990384+28.9%
1999376−2.1%
2008645+71.5%

Notable people

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See also

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References

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