Brethel
Brethel | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brethel | |
  Brethel Location within France  Brethel Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′16″N 0°32′29″E / 48.7211°N 0.5414°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Tourouvre au Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Marie[1] |
Area 1 | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 133 |
| • Density | 44.8/km2 (116/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61060 /61270 |
| Elevation | 233–273 m (764–896 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brethel (French pronunciation: [bʁətɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Parc du Boulay, La Chauvinière, Brethel, Villeneuve and La Hérissonnière.[3]
A stream, the Ruisseau des Vallees, flows through the commune.[4]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 125 | — |
| 1975 | 104 | −2.59% |
| 1982 | 108 | +0.54% |
| 1990 | 116 | +0.90% |
| 1999 | 116 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 123 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 142 | +2.91% |
| 2017 | 164 | +2.92% |
| 2023 | 133 | −3.43% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sport
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau des Vallees (H6017400)" (in French). Sandre.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Moto Club de Brethel : une épreuve d'endurance de 5 heures, dimanche 19 mai". actu.fr. 10 May 2019.
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