Vitré
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Vitré is a town located in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France. It is a commune, which is the smallest administrative division in the French municipal system.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gwitreg
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré
- Population
- +19365
- Area
- +37.03
- Elevation
- +103
- Body of water
- Vilaine
- Capital of
- canton of Vitré-Est
- Shares border with
- Saint-M'Hervé
- Official website
- www.vitre.bzh
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Vitré ( French pronunciation: [vitʁe] ; Gallo: Vitræ, Breton: Gwitreg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vitré, a sub-prefecture until 1926, is the seat of a canton. It has 19,365 inhabitants (2023). It lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy, Maine, and Anjou. The town has been designated a ville d'art et d'histoire, a town of artistic and historic significance, by the Ministry of Culture in recognition of its rich cultural inheritance. Vitré is the 37th French city with the most historic buildings and has 14% of the historical monuments of the department.