Bréal-sous-Montfort (French pronunciation: [bʁeal su mɔ̃fɔʁ], literally Bréal under Montfort; Gallo: Beréau, Breton: Breal-Moñforzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France.
Bréal-sous-Montfort
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![]() Château du Molant | |
Coordinates: 48°02′55″N 1°51′55″W / 48.0486°N 1.8653°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Le Rheu |
Intercommunality | CC de Brocéliande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Éthoré[1] |
Area 1 | 33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,469 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35037 /35310 |
Elevation | 19–82 m (62–269 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods.
Geography
editThe Meu forms the commune's northeastern border.
Population
editInhabitants of Bréal-sous-Montfort are called Bréalais in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,771 | — |
1975 | 2,518 | +5.16% |
1982 | 3,117 | +3.10% |
1990 | 3,399 | +1.09% |
1999 | 3,825 | +1.32% |
2007 | 4,577 | +2.27% |
2012 | 5,216 | +2.65% |
2017 | 6,131 | +3.29% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Bréal-sous-Montfort.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)