Montauban-de-Bretagne

Montauban-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tobɑ̃ bʁətaɲ], literally Montauban of Brittany; Breton: Menezalban, Gallo: Montauban) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-M'Hervon was merged into Montauban-de-Bretagne.[3] The writer Jean Sulivan (1913–1980) was born in Montauban.

Montauban-de-Bretagne
Menezalban
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Montauban-de-Bretagne
Location of Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne is located in France
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne is located in Brittany
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Montauban-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 48°12′00″N 2°02′48″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMontauban-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalitySaint-Méen Montauban
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Serge Jalu[1]
Area
1
45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
6,246
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35184 /35360
Elevation42–117 m (138–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Previously known as Montauban, the name was changed to Montauban-de-Bretagne in 1995.

Population

Inhabitants of Montauban-de-Bretagne are called Montalbanais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,182    
1975 3,462+1.21%
1982 3,933+1.84%
1990 4,123+0.59%
1999 4,359+0.62%
2007 4,823+1.27%
2012 5,481+2.59%
2017 5,840+1.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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