Le Rheu

Le Rheu (French pronunciation: [lə ʁø]; Breton: Reuz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Le Rheu Reuz (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Le Rheu
Le Rheu Show map of France Le Rheu Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°06′10″N 1°47′39″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Le Rheu
Intercommunality	Rennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Chantal Pétard-Voisin[1]
Area 1	18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,823
• Density	520.0/km2 (1,347/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35240 /35650
Elevation	18–48 m (59–157 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 Le Rheu are called rheusois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,080	—
1975	3,869	+3.31%
1982	4,276	+1.44%
1990	5,027	+2.04%
1999	5,733	+1.47%
2007	7,212	+2.91%
2012	7,788	+1.55%
2017	8,740	+2.33%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department