Le Minihic-sur-Rance
Commune in Brittany, France
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Le Minihic-sur-Rance (French pronunciation: [lə mini.ik syʁ ʁɑ̃s], literally Le Minihic on Rance; Gallo: Le Minic, Breton: Minic'hi-Poudour) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Le Minihic-sur-Rance
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The municipal library of Le Minihic-sur-Rance | |
 Location of Le Minihic-sur-Rance | |
  Le Minihic-sur-Rance  Le Minihic-sur-Rance | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′39″N 2°00′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-2 |
| Intercommunality | Côte d'Emeraude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvie Sardin[1] |
Area 1 | 3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,524 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35181 /35870 |
| Elevation | 0–61 m (0–200 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 Minihic-sur-Rance are called Minihicois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 695 | — |
| 1968 | 721 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 791 | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 978 | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 1,148 | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 1,267 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1,397 | +10.3% |
Culture and heritage
The municipality has three listed buildings which have national protection, Monument historiques.
Some other monuments are:
Saint-Malo Church
The tidal mill ruins
The Library
