Châteaubourg, Ille-et-Vilaine
Commune in Brittany, France
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Châteaubourg (French pronunciation: [ʃatobuʁ]; Breton: Kastell-Bourc'h; Gallo: Chastèu-Bórg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Châteaubourg
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Saint-Pierre church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Châteaubourg | |
  Châteaubourg  Châteaubourg | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′43″N 1°24′07″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Châteaugiron |
| Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Teddy Régnier[1] |
Area 1 | 28.60 km2 (11.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,533 |
| • Density | 263.4/km2 (682.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35068 /35220 |
| Elevation | 35–117 m (115–384 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Châteaubourg are called Castelbourgeois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,634 | — |
| 1975 | 2,937 | +1.57% |
| 1982 | 3,526 | +2.65% |
| 1990 | 4,056 | +1.77% |
| 1999 | 4,877 | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 5,629 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 6,310 | +2.31% |
| 2017 | 7,064 | +2.28% |
| 2023 | 7,533 | +1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Châteaubourg Inner town
Saint-Melaine calvary
Saint-Pierre church
«Ar Milin» stepping over the Vilaine
Saint-Melaine church
Old town house
