L'Hermitage

For other uses, see Hermitage.

L'Hermitage L'Ermitaij (Gallo) Ar Peniti (Breton)
Commune
A view of the town centre of L'Hermitage
Location of L'Hermitage
L'Hermitage L'Hermitage
Coordinates: 48°07′36″N 1°48′52″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Le Rheu
Intercommunality	Rennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Chouan
Area 1	6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,692
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35131 /35590
Elevation	27–56 m (89–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Hermitage (French pronunciation: [lɛʁmitaʒ]; Breton: Ar Peniti; Gallo: L'Ermitaij) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of L'Hermitage are called Hermitageois in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,404	—
1975	2,279	+7.17%
1982	3,039	+4.20%
1990	3,256	+0.87%
1999	3,093	−0.57%
2007	3,720	+2.33%
2012	3,958	+1.25%
2017	4,437	+2.31%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in French)