Mordelles

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Mordelles
Morzhell
Mordelles
Coordinates: 48°04′32″N 1°50′41″W / 48.0756°N 1.8447°W / 48.0756; -1.8447Coordinates: 48°04′32″N 1°50′41″W / 48.0756°N 1.8447°W / 48.0756; -1.8447
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Mordelles
Intercommunality Rennes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Poirier
Area
  Land1 29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 7,129
  Population2 Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mordelles (Breton: Morzhell, Gallo: Mordèll) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

The Meu forms the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French mordelais.

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 2,268    
1968 2,921+28.8%
1975 3,869+32.5%
1982 5,149+33.1%
1990 5,362+4.1%
1999 5,901+10.1%
2008 7,129+20.8%

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