Broons

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Commune
The main thoroughfare of Broons
Coat of arms
Location of Broons
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Coordinates: 48°19′05″N2°15′34″W / 48.3181°N 2.2595°W / 48.3181; -2.2595
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Broons
Intercommunality	Dinan Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Laguitton [1]
Area 1	35.21 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	2,931
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22020 /22250
Elevation	45–143 m (148–469 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Broons (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃] ; Breton : Bronn; Gallo: Bron) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

International relations

Broons is twinned with the town Neufahrn i.NB in Bavaria since 1971.

Population

Inhabitants of Broons are called Broonais in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,099 —     1800 2,101 +0.01% 1806 1,857 −2.04% 1821 2,232 +1.23% 1831 2,455 +0.96% 1836 2,527 +0.58% 1841 2,502 −0.20% 1846 2,559 +0.45% 1851 2,506 −0.42% 1856 2,463 −0.35% 1861 2,569 +0.85% 1866 2,738 +1.28% 1872 2,644 −0.58% 1876 2,832 +1.73% 1881 2,757 −0.54% 1886 2,733 −0.17% 1891 2,756 +0.17% 1896 2,816 +0.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,812 −0.03% 1906 2,867 +0.39% 1911 2,835 −0.22% 1921 2,511 −1.21% 1926 2,520 +0.07% 1931 2,408 −0.91% 1936 2,447 +0.32% 1946 2,442 −0.02% 1954 2,430 −0.06% 1962 2,340 −0.47% 1968 2,256 −0.61% 1975 2,432 +1.08% 1982 2,389 −0.25% 1990 2,327 −0.33% 1999 2,382 +0.26% 2007 2,786 +1.98% 2012 2,983 +1.38% 2017 2,886 −0.66%
Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4]

Heraldry

Arms of Broons, derived from the arms of Bertrand du Guesclin

The current Arms of Broons, derived from the arms of Bertrand du Guesclin: [5] [6] Argent a double-headed eagle displayed Sable beaked and armed Gules, overall a bendlet Gules.

Ancient Arms of Broons

Ancient Arms of Broons. [7] [8] These arms are also found on blazons of the lords of Derval. [9] Such arms are attested for a family surnamed Bron, originally of Lutry (Vaud, Suisse), in the 17th century. [10]

Blazon: Azure a cross Argent fretty Gules.

Personalities

Bertrand du Guesclin, made Constable of France by the King of France.

• Bertrand du Guesclin, French knight and constable of France during the Hundred Years' War, born in Broons in 1320.
• Olivier de Clisson, French knight and constable of France.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Broons, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Selon Le Patrimoine des Communes du Pays Sud de Dinan
6. Source. Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
7. From the armoire of Guillemette de Milon, abbess of Saint-Sulpice  [ fr ] circa 1435, une des parties est blasonnée comme précédemment écrit.
8. Source : Page du site Infobretagne.com sur l'abbaye de Saint-Sulpice.
9. Blason De Derval sur le site culture.cg44.fr Archived October 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
10. Référence : Armorial vaudois

External links

• Official website (in French)