Brécey

Brécey
Commune
View of Brécey and the Sée valley
Coat of arms
Location of Brécey
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Coordinates: 48°43′32″N 1°09′55″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Isigny-le-Buat
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Tréhet
Area 1	20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,159
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50074 /50370
Elevation	22–111 m (72–364 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brécey is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. It is located on the crossing of the D999 and D911 roads.

Amenities include a cultural centre and the Collège Pierre Aguiton.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,100	—
1800	2,097	−0.1%
1806	2,040	−2.7%
1821	2,190	+7.4%
1831	2,201	+0.5%
1836	2,172	−1.3%
1841	2,452	+12.9%
1846	2,466	+0.6%
1851	2,338	−5.2%
1856	2,316	−0.9%
1861	2,440	+5.4%
1866	2,446	+0.2%
1872	2,300	−6.0%
1876	2,341	+1.8%
1881	2,399	+2.5%
1886	2,404	+0.2%
1891	2,400	−0.2%
1896	2,300	−4.2%
1901	2,294	−0.3%
1906	2,281	−0.6%
1911	2,200	−3.6%
1921	2,011	−8.6%
1926	2,141	+6.5%
1931	2,159	+0.8%
1936	2,198	+1.8%
1946	2,247	+2.2%
1954	2,122	−5.6%
1962	2,026	−4.5%
1968	2,046	+1.0%
1975	1,958	−4.3%
1982	1,980	+1.1%
1990	2,029	+2.5%
1999	2,113	+4.1%
2009	2,165	+2.5%

Heraldry

Arms of Brécey

The arms of Brécey are blazoned : Ermine, a lion (rampant) gules.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

• INSEE statistics