Pipriac
Commune in Brittany, France
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Pipriac (French pronunciation: [pipʁijak]; Breton: Presperieg, Gallo: Piperia) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Pipriac
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The town hall of Pipriac | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pipriac | |
  Pipriac  Pipriac | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′36″N 1°56′47″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Redon |
| Intercommunality | Redon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Pichot[1] |
Area 1 | 48.65 km2 (18.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,859 |
| • Density | 79.32/km2 (205.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35219 /35550 |
| Elevation | 14–98 m (46–322 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Rennes.
Population
Inhabitants of Pipriac are called Pipriatains in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,848 | — |
| 1975 | 2,669 | −0.92% |
| 1982 | 2,669 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 2,772 | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 2,912 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 3,253 | +1.39% |
| 2012 | 3,658 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 3,745 | +0.47% |
| 2023 | 3,859 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
International relations
Pipriac is twinned with the village of Whitland in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
