Vendel, Ille-et-Vilaine
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| Vendel Gwennel | |
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  Vendel | |
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Location within Brittany region  Vendel | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°WCoordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Turoche |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Population2 | 436 |
| • Population2 Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35348 / 35140 |
| Elevation | 50–105 m (164–344 ft) |
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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. | |
Vendel (Breton: Gwennel, Gallo: Vandèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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.
| Historical population | ||
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| 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% |
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