Gosné (French pronunciation: [ɡone]; Breton: Goneg; Gallo: Gosnae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Gosné
Gosnae (Gallo)
Goneg (Breton)
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Gosné
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Gosné is located in France
Gosné
Gosné
Gosné is located in Brittany
Gosné
Gosné
Coordinates: 48°14′49″N 1°27′49″W / 48.2469°N 1.4636°W / 48.2469; -1.4636
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonFougères-1
IntercommunalityLiffré-Cormier Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Dupire[1]
Area
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18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,051
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35121 /35140
Elevation53–114 m (174–374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

International relations

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It is twinned with Ballyheigue in County Kerry, Ireland.

Population

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Inhabitants of Gosné are called Gosnéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 976—    
1800 886−1.37%
1806 906+0.37%
1821 976+0.50%
1831 1,025+0.49%
1836 1,025+0.00%
1841 1,002−0.45%
1846 1,101+1.90%
1851 1,197+1.69%
1856 1,237+0.66%
1861 1,257+0.32%
1866 1,297+0.63%
1872 1,270−0.35%
1876 1,225−0.90%
1881 1,198−0.44%
1886 1,221+0.38%
1891 1,213−0.13%
1896 1,161−0.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,178+0.29%
1906 1,203+0.42%
1911 1,176−0.45%
1921 1,033−1.29%
1926 1,017−0.31%
1931 986−0.62%
1936 950−0.74%
1946 949−0.01%
1954 935−0.19%
1962 918−0.23%
1968 817−1.92%
1975 875+0.98%
1982 1,014+2.13%
1990 1,195+2.07%
1999 1,380+1.61%
2007 1,622+2.04%
2012 1,851+2.68%
2017 1,991+1.47%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Geography

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Gosné is located at 24 km (15 mi) in the North-East of Rennes and at 49 km (30 mi) in the south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The bordering communes are Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Liffré, and Ercé-près-Liffré.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gosné, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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