Vezin-le-Coquet
Vezin-le-Coquet
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The church in Vezin-le-Coquet | |
Location of Vezin-le-Coquet | |
| 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 |
Area 1 | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 6,441 |
| • Density | 820/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.