Bréal-sous-Montfort (French pronunciation: [bʁeal su mɔ̃fɔʁ], literally Bréal under Montfort; Breton: Breal-Moñforzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France.
Bréal-sous-Montfort
Breal-Moñforzh | |
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Commune | |
![]() Château du Molant | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Bréal-sous-Montfort ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°02′55″N 1°51′55″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
Canton | Le Rheu |
Intercommunality | CC de Brocéliande |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Éthoré[1] |
Area 1 | 33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi) |
Population | 6,404 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35037 /35310 |
Elevation | 19–82 m (62–269 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods.
The Meu forms the commune's northeastern border.
Inhabitants of Bréal-sous-Montfort are called Bréalais in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,771 | — |
1975 | 2,518 | +5.16% |
1982 | 3,117 | +3.10% |
1990 | 3,399 | +1.09% |
1999 | 3,825 | +1.32% |
2007 | 4,577 | +2.27% |
2012 | 5,216 | +2.65% |
2017 | 6,131 | +3.29% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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