Goven

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)
Commune
The church in Goven
Coat of arms
Location of Goven
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Coordinates: 48°00′24″N 1°50′46″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Guichen
Intercommunality	Vallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Norbert Saulnier[1]
Area 1	39.73 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,326
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35123 /35580
Elevation	15–116 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

The Meu river flows into the Vilaine in the commune.

Population

Inhabitants of Goven are called Govenais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department