Vezin-le-Coquet (French pronunciation: [vəzɛ̃ kɔkɛ]; Breton: Gwezin; Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Vezin-le-Coquet
Bezein (Gallo)
Gwezin (Breton)
The church in Vezin-le-Coquet
The church in Vezin-le-Coquet
Location of Vezin-le-Coquet
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Vezin-le-Coquet is located in France
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet is located in Brittany
Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet
Coordinates: 48°07′10″N 1°45′17″W / 48.1194°N 1.7547°W / 48.1194; -1.7547
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonLe Rheu
IntercommunalityRennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René-François Houssin[1]
Area
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7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,337
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35353 /35132
Elevation21–67 m (69–220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin (operational since March 2010), is located within the commune.[3]

Population

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Inhabitants of Vezin-le-Coquet are called Vezinois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,596—    
1975 2,207+4.74%
1982 2,731+3.09%
1990 3,268+2.27%
1999 4,026+2.34%
2007 3,865−0.51%
2012 4,838+4.59%
2017 5,727+3.43%
Source: INSEE[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. ^ Ouverture du nouveau cp (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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