Vendel (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛl]; Breton: Gwennel; Gallo: Vandèu) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.[2]
Vendel
Gwennel | |
|---|---|
Part of Rives-du-Couesnon | |
_%C3%89glise_03.JPG) The church in Vendel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vendel  | |
  Vendel  Vendel | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Fougères-1 |
| Commune | Rives-du-Couesnon |
Area 1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 398 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 35140 |
| Elevation | 50–105 m (164–344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editVendel is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 45 km (28 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The adjacent communes are La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Billé, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.
Population
editInhabitants of Vendel are called Vendelais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 334 | — |
| 1968 | 344 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 325 | −5.5% |
| 1982 | 300 | −7.7% |
| 1990 | 311 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 339 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 436 | +28.6% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 October 2018 (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vendel.
- Geography of Brittany
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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