Essé

Essé
Eczaé (Gallo)
Ezieg (Breton)
La Roche-aux-Fées, a dolmen
Location of Essé
Essé is located in France
Essé
Essé
Location within France
Essé is located in Brittany
Essé
Essé
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°57′30″N 1°25′24″W / 47.9583°N 1.4233°W / 47.9583; -1.4233
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonLa Guerche-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityRoche-aux-Fées
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Joseph Geslin[1]
Area
1
23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,028
 • Density44.33/km2 (114.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35108 /35150
Elevation32–92 m (105–302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Essé (French pronunciation: [ese]; Gallo: Eczaé, Breton: Ezieg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Essé are called Esséens (m pl; Esséennes f pl) in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 831—    
1975 729−1.85%
1982 747+0.35%
1990 816+1.11%
1999 848+0.43%
2007 1,032+2.49%
2012 1,131+1.85%
2017 1,093−0.68%
2023 1,028−1.02%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE