Cesson-Sévigné
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Cesson-Sévigné (French pronunciation: [sɛsɔ̃ seviɲe]; in Gallo: Séson or Seczon-Sevinyaé, Breton: Saozon-Sevigneg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Cesson-Sévigné
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Coordinates: 48°07′18″N 1°36′09″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Betton |
Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Savignac[1] |
Area 1 | 32.14 km2 (12.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 17,716 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35051 /35510 |
Elevation | 27–82 m (89–269 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is a suburb directly to the east of Rennes, bordered on its west side by the University of Rennes and the Technopole Atalante. It is primarily a residential area for the middle class. The south side is a mix of commercial and industrial areas, the largest to the east of Rennes. One of the French famous grande école Telecom Bretagne also known as ENST Bretagne has one of its campus here.[3] This campus is renowned and reputed for its work in networking domain.