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Brech

Coordinates: 47°43′17″N 2°59′40″W / 47.7214°N 2.9944°W / 47.7214; -2.9944
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Brech
Brec'h
Commune
The museum of Saint-Dégan
The museum of Saint-Dégan
Location of Brech
Map
Brech is located in France
Brech
Brech
Brech is located in Brittany
Brech
Brech
Coordinates: 47°43′17″N 2°59′40″W / 47.7214°N 2.9944°W / 47.7214; -2.9944
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonPluvigner
IntercommunalityPays d'Auray
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Paul Baudic
Area
1
40.86 km2 (15.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,924
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56023 /56400
Elevation0–66 m (0–217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brech (Brec'h in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Brec'h are called in French Brechois.

Breton language

In 2008, 19.56% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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