Guichen

For other uses, see Guichen.

Guichen Gischen (Gallo) Gwizien (Breton)
Commune
Church of Guichen
Coat of arms
Location of Guichen
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Coordinates: 47°58′05″N 1°47′38″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Guichen
Intercommunality	Vallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Delamarre
Area 1	42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	9,412
• Density	218.9/km2 (567.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35126 /35580
Elevation	7–107 m (23–351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guichen (French pronunciation: [ɡiʃɛ̃]; Breton: Gwizien; Gallo: Gischen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Guichen are called Guichenais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,311	—
1975	4,431	+4.25%
1982	5,311	+2.62%
1990	5,891	+1.30%
1999	6,526	+1.14%
2007	7,181	+1.20%
2012	7,797	+1.66%
2017	8,568	+1.90%
2023	9,412	+1.58%
Source: INSEE

Image gallery

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  The Halles of Guichen.
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  Church of Pont-Réan.
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  The bridge of Pont-Réan.
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  The lock and mill of Boel.

See also

• Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen
• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)