Saint-Jean-Brévelay (Breton: Sant-Yann-Brevele) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-Brévelay are called in French Brévelais.

Saint-Jean-Brévelay Sant-Yann-Brevele
Commune
The Church of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
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Coordinates: 47°50′45″N 2°43′15″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Moréac
Intercommunality	Centre Morbihan Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guénaël Robin[1]
Area 1	41.83 km2 (16.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,836
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56222 /56660
Elevation	42–164 m (138–538 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Administration

The mayor of Saint-Jean-Brévelay is Guénaël Robin.[1] Saint-Jean-Brévelay is part of the communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté.[3]

International relations

Saint-Jean-Brévelay is twinned with Botley, United Kingdom.[4]

Sport

Two football clubs bear the name of Saint-Jean-Brévelay, Espérance Football-Club de Saint-Jean-Brévelay and Amicale Sportive Brévelaise. Both clubs share the Stade Municipal for their home games. There are two clubs in this small city for historical and religious reasons, the first one is catholic and the second one is secular.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Jean-Brévelay.

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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