Orgères, Ille-et-Vilaine
Commune in Brittany, France
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Orgères (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒɛʁ] ⓘ; Breton: An Heizeg; Gallo: Orjèrr) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Orgères
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The church of Saint-Martin, in Orgères | |
 Location of Orgères | |
  Orgères Location within France  Orgères Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′59″N 1°40′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Janzé |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Yannick Cochaud[1] |
Area 1 | 16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,732 |
| • Density | 351.0/km2 (909.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35208 /35230 |
| Elevation | 26–111 m (85–364 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 Orgères are called Orgérois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,064 | — |
| 1975 | 1,708 | +7.00% |
| 1982 | 2,175 | +3.51% |
| 1990 | 2,537 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 2,881 | +1.42% |
| 2007 | 3,605 | +2.84% |
| 2012 | 4,059 | +2.40% |
| 2017 | 4,729 | +3.10% |
| 2023 | 5,732 | +3.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
