Chavagne

Chavagne Chavayn (Gallo) Kavan (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Location of Chavagne
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Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 1°47′00″W / 48.0547°N 1.7833°W / 48.0547; -1.7833
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Le Rheu
Intercommunality	Rennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Bouillon[1]
Area ^1	12.44 km^2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	4,709
• Density	378.5/km^2 (980.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35076 /35310
Elevation	16–38 m (52–125 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chavagne (French pronunciation: [ʃavaɲ]; Breton: Kavan; Gallo: Chavayn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The river Meu forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its eastern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Chavagne are called Chavagnais and Chavagnaises in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	874	—
1975	1,667	+9.66%
1982	2,244	+4.34%
1990	2,844	+3.01%
1999	3,091	+0.93%
2007	3,701	+2.28%
2012	3,708	+0.04%
2017	4,015	+1.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)