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 In
1789, on the eve of the French Revolution
Vitré had 10,850 inhabitants. The
post-revolutionary period saw a noticeable
demographic drop and under the second empire
in 1861, 8,904 inhabitants of Vitré
were counted.
There was a moderate but steady rise up
to the First World War that brought the
figure to 10,613 (in 1911). The consequences
of the war and the economic crisis meant
that at the start of the Second World War
the city had 8,506 inhabitants (1936 census).
Since this period, the rise was first contained
and then increased with Vitré counting
14,490 inhabitants in 1990. The three cantons
of Vitré (Vitré-ouest, Vitré-est
and Argentré-du-Plessis) have 42,113
inhabitants.
Distribution of the population
(1990 census - source: INSEE):
 14,490
inhabitants
6,986
men
7,504
women
5,369
households
One
third of the population is under 20 years
old.
Distribution by age on 31 December
1990:
0-19
years: 3,955
20-39
years: 4,698
40-59
years: 3,010
60-74
years: 1,746
75
years and above: 1,081
On the 8 March 1999 (date of the last census),
Vitré had 15,324 inhabitants. The
population of Vitré had increased
with respect to the previous census. In
the nine years since 1990, the city totalled
834 extra inhabitants. A third of the population
is under 20 years old.
Distribution of the population
(1999 census - source: INSEE):
15,324
inhabitants
7,529
men
7,795
women
6,437
households
Distribution by age on 31 December
1999:
0-19
years: 3,653
20-39
years: 4,698
40-59
years: 3,667
60-74
years: 1,989
75
years and above: 1,317
Ille-et-Vilaine
867,533 inhabitants in 1999, namely 68,815
more than in 1990. Ille-et-Vilaine is the
French département where demographic
expansion was the seventh largest.
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