Cesson-Sévigné
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°07′18″N 1°36′09″W / 48.1217°N 1.6025°WCoordinates: 48°07′18″N 1°36′09″W / 48.1217°N 1.6025°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Betton | |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Albert Plouhinec | |
| Area1 | 32.14 km2 (12.41 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 15,239 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35051 /35510 | |
| Elevation | 27–82 m (89–269 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cesson-Sévigné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes and the Technopole Atalante. It is primarily a residential area for the middle class. The south side is a mix of commercial and industrial areas, the largest to the east of Rennes. One of the French famous grande école Telecom Bretagne also known as ENST Bretagne has one of its campus here. This campus is renowned and reputed for its work in networking domain.
A small rural town in the early 1960s, the town grew quickly during the following decades. In 1999, it was the fifth commune in the department after Rennes, Saint-Malo, Fougères, and Vitré.
Inhabitants of Cesson-Sévigné are called Cessonnais in French.
The town has a large collection of sculpture by the French Romantic-Realist artist Jean Boucher, who was born there. A sculpture park extends from the Hotel de Ville, and a large statue commemorating Camille Desmoulins occupies a nearby junction. Other sculptures are present in the Centre Culturel, which also hosts a rolling program of exhibitions and other events.
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