Mordelles

Commune in Brittany, France

Mordelles Mordell (Gallo) Morzhel (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mordelles
(2020–2026)		Thierry Le Bihan^[1]
Area ¹	29.84 km² (11.52 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	7,658
• Density	260/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35196 /35310
Elevation	19–51 m (62–167 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mordelles (French pronunciation: [mɔʁdɛl]; Breton: Morzhell; Gallo: Mordèll) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Mordelles are called in French Mordelais.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,920	—
1975	3,869	+4.10%
1982	5,146	+4.16%
1990	5,359	+0.51%
1999	5,898	+1.07%
2007	6,777	+1.75%
2012	7,247	+1.35%
2017	7,363	+0.32%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mordelles.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)