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Vendel Gwennel |
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The church in Vendel
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| Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°WCoordinates: 48°18′00″N 1°18′37″W / 48.3°N 1.3103°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | Fougères-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernard Turoche | |
| Area1 | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 436 | |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35348 /35140 | |
| Elevation | 50–105 m (164–344 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.
Vendel (Breton: Gwennel, Gallo: Vandèu) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Vendel is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Rennes and 45 km (28 mi) south of Mont Saint-Michel.
The adjacent communes are La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Billé, Saint-Georges-de-Chesné, and Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon.
Inhabitants of Vendel are called Vendelais in French.