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

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Bréhal
Commune
The old town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bréhal
Bréhal Show map of France Bréhal Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°53′57″N 1°30′38″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Bréhal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Lécureuil
Area 1	12.71 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,455
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Population

Historical population

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

• Communes of the Manche department

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bréhal.

На других языках

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[ru] Бреаль (Манш)

Бреаль (фр. Bréhal) — коммуна на северо-западе Франции, находится в регионе Нормандия, департамент Манш, округ Авранш, центр одноименного кантона. Расположена в 44 км к юго-западу от Сен-Ло и 94 км к югу от Шербур-ан-Котантена, на побережье Ла-Манша в месте впадения в него реки Ла-Ванле. Часть территории коммуны занимает аэродром Гранвиль-Мон-Сен-Мишель.

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