Goven

Summary

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

Goven
Govaen (Gallo)
The church in Goven
The church in Goven
Coat of arms of Goven
Location of Goven
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Goven is located in Brittany
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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.

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

External links edit

  • Official website (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)