Brécé (French pronunciation: [bʁese]; Breton: Brec'heg; Gallo: Berczaé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Brécé
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 Town hall | |
Location of Brécé  | |
  Brécé  Brécé | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′34″N 1°28′51″W / 48.1094°N 1.4808°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Liffré |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Chevance[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,147 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35039 /35530 |
| Elevation | 32–73 m (105–240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Brécé are called Brécéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 454 | — |
| 1975 | 630 | +4.79% |
| 1982 | 835 | +4.11% |
| 1990 | 1,128 | +3.83% |
| 1999 | 1,561 | +3.68% |
| 2007 | 1,760 | +1.51% |
| 2012 | 2,005 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 2,106 | +0.99% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brécé.
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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