Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine

Commune in Brittany, France

Pacé Paczaé (Gallo) Pazieg (Breton)
Commune
Bridge over the Flume River
Coat of arms
Location of Pacé
(2020–2026)		Hervé Depouez^[1]
Area ¹	35.03 km² (13.53 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	11,918
• Density	340/km² (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35210 /35740
Elevation	27–91 m (89–299 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pacé (French pronunciation: [pase]; Breton: Pazieg; Gallo: Paczaé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Pacé is on the banks of the River Flûme, itself a tributary of the River Vilaine. Neighbouring municipalities include Gévezé to the north, La Mézière to the north-east, with La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz and Montgermont in the east. The capital of Brittany, Rennes lies to the south-east of Pacé.

The little town is positioned along the main road linking the coastal resort of Saint-Brieuc with Rennes. The road has recently (2013) been upgraded, which has significantly improved access.

Population

Inhabitants of Pacé are called in French Pacéens and Pacéennes .

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,335	—
1975	3,669	+6.67%
1982	4,943	+4.35%
1990	5,548	+1.45%
1999	7,885	+3.98%
2007	8,651	+1.17%
2012	10,818	+4.57%
2017	11,739	+1.65%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "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 Pacé (Ille-et-Vilaine).

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)