Bréhal

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Bréhal
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The old town hall
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Location of Bréhal
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Bréhal
Coordinates: 48°53′57″N1°30′38″W / 48.8992°N 1.5106°W / 48.8992; -1.5106
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Bréhal
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Lécureuil [1]
Area
1
12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
3,472
  Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50076 /50290
Elevation4–71 m (13–233 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréhal (French pronunciation: [bʁe.al] ) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. [3]

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,159    
1821 1,519+0.97%
1846 1,577+0.15%
1872 1,439−0.35%
1901 1,299−0.35%
1926 1,252−0.15%
1946 1,420+0.63%
1962 1,525+0.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,568+0.46%
1975 1,988+3.45%
1982 2,390+2.67%
1990 2,351−0.21%
1999 2,599+1.12%
2007 2,971+1.69%
2012 3,070+0.66%
2017 3,410+2.12%
Source: EHESS [4] and INSEE (1968-2017) [5]

International relations

Bréhal is twinned with Lydney in Gloucestershire.

Heraldry

Arms of Brehal Blason ville fr Brehal (Manche).svg
Arms of Bréhal
The arms of Bréhal are blazoned  :
Per fess 1: Gules, a leopard between 8 fleurs de lys (4 above, 4 below); 2 Azure, 3 escallops Or.



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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Commune de Bréhal (50076), INSEE
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bréhal, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE