Vezin-le-Coquet
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Vezin-le-Coquet
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 The church in Vezin-le-Coquet | |
 Location of Vezin-le-Coquet | |
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| Coordinates: 48°07′10″N 1°45′17″W / 48.1194°N 1.7547°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Le Rheu |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | René-François Houssin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,471 |
| • Density | 823/km2 (2,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35353 /35132 |
| Elevation | 21–67 m (69–220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vezin-le-Coquet (French pronunciation: [vəzɛ̃ lə kɔkɛ]; Breton: Gwezin; Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin (operational since March 2010), is located within the commune.[3]
Inhabitants of Vezin-le-Coquet are called Vezinois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,596 | — |
| 1975 | 2,207 | +4.74% |
| 1982 | 2,731 | +3.09% |
| 1990 | 3,268 | +2.27% |
| 1999 | 4,026 | +2.34% |
| 2007 | 3,865 | −0.51% |
| 2012 | 4,838 | +4.59% |
| 2017 | 5,727 | +3.43% |
| 2023 | 6,471 | +2.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
