Vezin-le-Coquet
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Coordinates: 48°07′10″N 1°45′17″W / 48.1194°N 1.7547°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Le Rheu |
Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | René-François Houssin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,337 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35353 /35132 |
Elevation | 21–67 m (69–220 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vezin-le-Coquet (French pronunciation: [vəzɛ̃ lə kɔkɛ]; Breton: Gwezin; Gallo: Bezein) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin (operational since March 2010), is located within the commune.[3]