Bovel
Commune in Brittany, France
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Bovel (French pronunciation: [bɔvɛl]; Breton: Bovel; Gallo: Bovèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-France.
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Bovel
Bovèu (Gallo) | |
|---|---|
The church of Bovel | |
 Location of Bovel | |
  Bovel  Bovel | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′03″N 1°58′33″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Guichen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | José Mercier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.60 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 618 |
| • Density | 42.3/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35035 /35330 |
| Elevation | 45–128 m (148–420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 386 | — |
| 1968 | 388 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 306 | −21.1% |
| 1982 | 303 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 312 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 331 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 547 | +65.3% |
Inhabitants of Bovel are called Bovellois in French.
