Guignen Explained

Guignen
Native Name: (Gallo)
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Guignen (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
Coordinates:47.9211°N -1.8606°W
Insee:35127
Postal Code:35580
Arrondissement:Redon
Canton:Guichen
Mayor:Evelyne Lefeuvre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Vallons de Haute-Bretagne
Elevation Min M:21
Elevation Max M:122
Area Km2:53.05

Guignen (in French pronounced as /ɡiɲɛ̃/; ; Gallo: Ginyen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Viscounts of Guignen

The title of Viscount of Guignen had been the property of the House of Rohan since the 15th century. It was passed through to the Princes of Condé, members of the House of Bourbon by a marriage between Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé to Charlotte de Rohan who was created Viscountess in 1745. At her death in 1760, it became one of the subsidiary titles of the Condé's being confiscated during the revolution.

Population

Inhabitants of Guignen are called Guignennais in French.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.