Boistrudan
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Janzé |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Roche-aux-Fées |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Anne Renault |
| Area1 | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 673 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35028 / 35150 |
| Elevation | 32–85 m (105–279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Boistrudan (Gallo: Boéz-Trudan) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 546 | — |
| 1968 | 576 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 505 | −12.3% |
| 1982 | 475 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 501 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 494 | −1.4% |
| 2009 | 673 | +36.2% |
Inhabitants of Boistrudan are called Boistrudanais in French.
Toponymy
Bosco Truant in 1197,[1] Boays-Trudant in the 16th century, then Bois-Trudain in 1685, Bois-trudaine around 1780.
Meaning : Truant's wood, Truant can be a surname or the common word for "beggar, tramp" in Old French.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boistrudan. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Boistrudan (French)
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