Vendel, Ille-et-Vilaine
Vendel (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɛl]; Breton: Gwennel; Gallo: Vandèu) is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Rives-du-Couesnon.
Geography
Vendel is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 45 km (28 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The adjacent communes are La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Billé, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.
Population
Inhabitants of Vendel are called Vendelais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 334 | — |
| 1968 | 344 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 325 | −5.5% |
| 1982 | 300 | −7.7% |
| 1990 | 311 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 339 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 436 | +28.6% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 October 2018 (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vendel.
- Geography of Brittany
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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