Châteaugiron

Châteaugiron (French: [ʃɑtoʒiʁɔ̃]; Breton: Kastell-Geron; Gallo: Chaujon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extended on 1 January 2017 by merging with the former communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Ossé.^[3]

Châteaugiron Chaujon (Gallo) Kastell-Geron (Breton)
Commune
Chateau
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Châteaugiron
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Coordinates: 48°02′56″N 1°30′07″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Châteaugiron
Intercommunality	Pays de Châteaugiron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Renault[1]
Area 1	23.52 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,688
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35069 /35410
Elevation	28–78 m (92–256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Châteaugiron are called Castelgironnais and Castelgironnaises in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,802	—
1975	3,061	+1.27%
1982	4,316	+5.03%
1990	5,368	+2.76%
1999	6,863	+2.77%
2007	8,221	+2.28%
2012	8,928	+1.66%
2017	9,966	+2.22%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Châteaugiron at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[4]

Sister cities

• Puszczykowo, Poland^[5]

Gallery

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  Town hall
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See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department