La Bouëxière

La Bouëxière
Beuzid-ar-C’hoadoù (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of La Bouëxière
The town hall of La Bouëxière
Coat of arms of La Bouëxière
Coat of arms
Location of La Bouëxière
Map
La Bouëxière is located in France
La Bouëxière
La Bouëxière
La Bouëxière is located in Brittany
La Bouëxière
La Bouëxière
Coordinates: 48°11′05″N 1°26′12″W / 48.1847°N 1.4367°W / 48.1847; -1.4367
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonLiffré
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Piquet[1]
Area
1
49.68 km2 (19.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,563
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35031 /35340
Elevation42–125 m (138–410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Bouëxière (French pronunciation: [la bwɛksjɛʁ] or [la bwɛsjɛʁ]; Breton: Beuzid-ar-C'hoadoù) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

It is situated 19 km (12 mi) from Rennes in the forest of Rennes.

Its mayor is Stéphane Piquet, who was re-elected in 2020.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of La Bouëxière are called Bouexièrais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,965—    
1975 2,142+1.24%
1982 2,667+3.18%
1990 3,027+1.60%
1999 3,503+1.64%
2007 3,875+1.27%
2012 3,983+0.55%
2017 4,447+2.23%
Source: INSEE[4]
The main road

International relations

La Bouëxière is twinned with Wingrave in England and Hambrücken in Germany.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "La Bouëxière. Stéphane Piquet réélu maire pour la 3e fois". Ouest-France. 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Jumelages, Mairie La Boëxière, accessed 22 April 2020
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