Essé (French pronunciation: [ese]; Gallo: Eczaé, Breton: Ezieg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Essé
Eczaé (Gallo)
Ezieg (Breton)
La Roche-aux-Fées, a dolmen
Location of Essé
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Essé is located in France
Essé
Essé
Essé is located in Brittany
Essé
Essé
Coordinates: 47°57′30″N 1°25′24″W / 47.9583°N 1.4233°W / 47.9583; -1.4233
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonLa Guerche-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityRoche-aux-Fées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joseph Geslin[1]
Area
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23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,036
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35108 /35150
Elevation32–92 m (105–302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Essé are called Esséens (m pl; Esséennes f pl) in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962781—    
1968831 6.4%
1975729−12.3%
1982747 2.5%
1990816 9.2%
1999848 3.9%
20081,107 30.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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