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Cesson-Sévigné (; in Gallo: Séson or Seczon-Sevinyaé, Breton: Saozon-Sevigneg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Cesson-Sévigné is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, and the Rennes Métropole area. It serves as the capital of the canton of Cesson-Sévigné and is associated with the canton of Betton. The town shares borders with Rennes, Betton, Acigné, and Chantepie, and is located next to the Vilaine river. Its official name is Cesson-Sévigné, with Cesson as an alternative designation.

The commune has an area of 32.14 and a population of 18,761, comprising 8,700 males and 8,826 females. It lies at an elevation of 82 above sea level and uses the postal code 35510. Cesson-Sévigné is twinned with Waltrop, Carrick-on-Shannon, and Dan-Kassari.

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Place details

Locality
Cesson-Sévigné
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
16,222
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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6.2 µg/m³
PM10
9.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Cesson-Sévigné
French commune.native name
(Gallo)
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Cesson-Sévigné (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
French commune.image
Cesson-Sévigné mairie.jpg
French commune.caption
Town hall
French commune.arrondissement
Rennes
French commune.canton
Betton
French commune.INSEE
35051
French commune.postal code
35510
French commune.mayor
Jean-Pierre Savignac
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Rennes Métropole
French commune.elevation m
46
French commune.elevation min m
27
French commune.elevation max m
82
French commune.area km2
32.14
French commune.image flag
Drapeau de Cesson-Sévigné.svg

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Cesson-Sévigné (; in Gallo: Séson or Seczon-Sevinyaé, Breton: Saozon-Sevigneg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes and the Technopole Atalante. It is primarily a residential area for the middle class. The south side is a mix of commercial and industrial areas, the largest to the east of Rennes. One of the French famous grande école Telecom Bretagne also known as ENST Bretagne has one of its campus here. This campus is renowned and reputed for its work in networking domain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cesson-Sévigné” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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