Chauvigné

Chauvigné (French pronunciation: [ʃoviɲe]; Breton: Kelvinieg; Gallo: Chauveinyaé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Chauvigné Chauveinyaé (Gallo) Kelvinieg (Breton)
Commune
The church of Chauvigné
Coat of arms
Location of Chauvigné
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Coordinates: 48°22′36″N 1°27′32″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Val-Couesnon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Henri Rault[1]
Area 1	17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	807
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35075 /35490
Elevation	30–107 m (98–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Chauvigné is located at 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 30 km (19 mi) south of the Mont Saint-Michel.

The communes bordering are Tremblay, Saint-Marc-le-Blanc, Le Tiercent, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon and Romazy.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	741	—
1975	704	−0.73%
1982	617	−1.87%
1990	566	−1.07%
1999	575	+0.18%
2009	770	+2.96%
2014	849	+1.97%
2020	807	−0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Chauvigné are called Chauvignéens in French.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department