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Bretteville-sur-Ay (French pronunciation: ​[bʁɛtvil syʁ ɛ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

Bretteville-sur-Ay
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin
Location of Bretteville-sur-Ay
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Coordinates: 49°15′40″N 1°37′52″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Créances
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Closet[1]
Area 1	9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	408
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50078 /50430
Elevation	4–38 m (13–125 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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 646 —     1800 572 −11.5% 1806 683 +19.4% 1821 678 −0.7% 1831 707 +4.3% 1836 738 +4.4% 1841 748 +1.4% 1846 700 −6.4% 1851 717 +2.4% 1856 700 −2.4% 1861 662 −5.4% 1866 622 −6.0% 1872 570 −8.4% 1876 536 −6.0% 1881 566 +5.6% 1886 556 −1.8% 1891 506 −9.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 459 −9.3% 1901 451 −1.7% 1906 446 −1.1% 1911 446 +0.0% 1921 381 −14.6% 1926 385 +1.0% 1931 360 −6.5% 1936 412 +14.4% 1946 375 −9.0% 1954 413 +10.1% 1962 395 −4.4% 1968 367 −7.1% 1975 378 +3.0% 1982 321 −15.1% 1990 302 −5.9% 1999 317 +5.0% 2009 369 +16.4%

International relations

Bretteville is twinned with the village of Sway, England.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

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