Breil, Maine-et-Loire
Appearance
Breil | |
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Part of Noyant-Villages | |
Coordinates: 47°28′32″N 0°09′29″E / 47.4756°N 0.1581°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Maine-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Saumur |
Canton | Beaufort-en-Vallée |
Commune | Noyant-Villages |
Area 1 | 15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | 274 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 49490 |
Elevation | 60–119 m (197–390 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Breil is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages.[1] Breil's nearest town is Noyant (6 km).
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1793 | 614 | — |
1800 | 641 | +4.4% |
1806 | 687 | +7.2% |
1821 | 749 | +9.0% |
1831 | 769 | +2.7% |
1836 | 760 | −1.2% |
1841 | 730 | −3.9% |
1846 | 720 | −1.4% |
1851 | 720 | +0.0% |
1856 | 711 | −1.2% |
1861 | 695 | −2.3% |
1866 | 720 | +3.6% |
1872 | 674 | −6.4% |
1876 | 653 | −3.1% |
1881 | 631 | −3.4% |
1886 | 621 | −1.6% |
1891 | 588 | −5.3% |
1896 | 585 | −0.5% |
1901 | 592 | +1.2% |
1906 | 596 | +0.7% |
1911 | 593 | −0.5% |
1921 | 531 | −10.5% |
1926 | 555 | +4.5% |
1931 | 577 | +4.0% |
1936 | 562 | −2.6% |
1946 | 541 | −3.7% |
1954 | 587 | +8.5% |
1962 | 524 | −10.7% |
1968 | 459 | −12.4% |
1975 | 414 | −9.8% |
1982 | 308 | −25.6% |
1990 | 289 | −6.2% |
1999 | 309 | +6.9% |
2006 | 274 | −11.3% |
2009 | 274 | +0.0% |
The inhabitants are known as Breillois.
Sights
Breil is most famous for its Chateau in the Parc du Lathan, where a major Fête de la Chasse (Hunting Fair) is held each August 15. Breil is near the Lac de Rillé, a lake stretching from Rillé to Gué Morin,a hamlet in Breil, where the River Lathan was dammed in 1978 principally for irrigating the valley of the Authion.
See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 (in French)
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