Mordelles
Mordelles 
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| Coordinates: 48°04′32″N 1°50′41″W / 48.0756°N 1.8447°W | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Brittany | 
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | 
| Arrondissement | Rennes | 
| Canton | Le Rheu | 
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Le Bihan[1] | 
Area 1  | 29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 7,831 | 
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 35196 /35310  | 
| Elevation | 19–51 m (62–167 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mordelles (French pronunciation: [mɔʁdɛl]; Breton: Morzhell; Gallo: Mordèll) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border.
Population
Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French Mordelais.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
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| 1968 | 2,920 | — | 
| 1975 | 3,869 | +4.10% | 
| 1982 | 5,146 | +4.16% | 
| 1990 | 5,359 | +0.51% | 
| 1999 | 5,898 | +1.07% | 
| 2007 | 6,777 | +1.75% | 
| 2012 | 7,247 | +1.35% | 
| 2017 | 7,363 | +0.32% | 
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mordelles.
- Official website (in French)
 - Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
 - Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
 




