Bréhal
Bréhal | ||
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The old town hall | ||
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Bréhal | ||
Location within Normandy region Bréhal | ||
Coordinates: 48°53′57″N 1°30′38″W / 48.8992°N 1.5106°WCoordinates: 48°53′57″N 1°30′38″W / 48.8992°N 1.5106°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Manche | |
Arrondissement | Coutances | |
Canton | Bréhal | |
Intercommunality | Plage et Bocage | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jules Périer | |
Area1 | 12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 3,017 | |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 50076 / 50290 | |
Elevation |
4–71 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Bréhal is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 1,159 | — |
1800 | 1,373 | +18.5% |
1806 | 1,265 | −7.9% |
1821 | 1,519 | +20.1% |
1831 | 1,732 | +14.0% |
1836 | 1,637 | −5.5% |
1841 | 1,693 | +3.4% |
1846 | 1,577 | −6.9% |
1851 | 1,665 | +5.6% |
1856 | 1,627 | −2.3% |
1861 | 1,538 | −5.5% |
1866 | 1,494 | −2.9% |
1872 | 1,439 | −3.7% |
1876 | 1,517 | +5.4% |
1881 | 1,504 | −0.9% |
1886 | 1,450 | −3.6% |
1891 | 1,400 | −3.4% |
1896 | 1,352 | −3.4% |
1901 | 1,299 | −3.9% |
1906 | 1,294 | −0.4% |
1911 | 1,350 | +4.3% |
1921 | 1,351 | +0.1% |
1926 | 1,252 | −7.3% |
1931 | 1,352 | +8.0% |
1936 | 1,396 | +3.3% |
1946 | 1,420 | +1.7% |
1954 | 1,523 | +7.3% |
1962 | 1,525 | +0.1% |
1968 | 1,568 | +2.8% |
1975 | 1,988 | +26.8% |
1982 | 2,390 | +20.2% |
1990 | 2,351 | −1.6% |
1999 | 2,599 | +10.5% |
2006 | 2,945 | +13.3% |
2009 | 3,017 | +2.4% |
International relations
Bréhal is twinned with Lydney in Gloucestershire.
Heraldry
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. |
See also
References
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