La Guerche-de-Bretagne

La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Gwerc'h-Breizh (Breton)
The town hall of La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Location of La Guerche-de-Bretagne
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Coordinates: 47°56′32″N 1°13′43″W / 47.9422°N 1.2286°W / 47.9422; -1.2286
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonLa Guerche-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityCA Vitré Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Élisabeth Guiheneux
Area
1
11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
4,450
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35125 /35130
Elevation51–91 m (167–299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Guerche-de-Bretagne (French pronunciation: [la ɡɛʁʃ bʁətaɲ]; Breton: Gwerc'h-Breizh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

The cellist Louis-Marie Pilet (1815–1877) was born in La Guerche-de-Bretagne.