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Bécherel
Sign in to saveBécherel (; , Gallo: Becherèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Bécherel is a commune in France, situated within the Ille-et-Vilaine department and the arrondissement of Rennes. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bécherel and is part of the Rennes Métropole area. The town is located in the Brittany region and shares borders with Longaulnay and Miniac-sous-Bécherel. Its postal code is 35190, and it falls under the electoral district of the canton of Montauban-de-Bretagne.
The commune has an area of 0.57 and an elevation of 177 meters above sea level. It is designated as a book town. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 746 residents (315 male and 354 female) and another citing 723. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-2-99-66-80-55.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bécherel
- French commune.native name
- (Gallo)
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Bécherel (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
- French commune.image
- Bécherel - Scorcio (2).jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Bécherel
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rennes
- French commune.canton
- Montauban-de-Bretagne
- French commune.INSEE
- 35022
- French commune.postal code
- 35190
- French commune.mayor
- Mélina Parmentier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Rennes Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 166
- French commune.elevation min m
- 113
- French commune.elevation max m
- 177
- French commune.area km2
- 0.5
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Bécherel.gif
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- book town
- Official name
- Bécherel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Rennes Métropole
- Population
- 677
- Area
- 0.57
- Elevation
- 148
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Bécherel
- Shares border with
- Longaulnay
- Official website
- mairie-de-becherel.bzh
- Image
- Bécherel mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bécherel
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- Bécherel
- postal code
- 35190
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montauban-de-Bretagne
- male population
- 315
- female population
- 354
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-99-66-80-55
- fax number
- +33-2-99-66-85-12
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Book town
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Bécherel (; , Gallo: Becherèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
==History== During the Roman times the town was positioned close to the important road linking Rennes with Dinan to the north.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bécherel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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