Bréel

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Bréel
Bréel (France)
Bréel
local community Athis-Val de Rouvre
region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Coordinates 48 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′  N , 0 ° 23 ′  W
Post Code 61100
Former INSEE code 61058
Incorporation January 1, 2016
status Commune déléguée

Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church

Bréel is a village and a former French commune with 125 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Orne department in the Normandy region . It belonged to the canton of Athis-de-l'Orne and the Arrondissement of Argentan .

With effect from January 1, 2016, the previous communes of Athis-de-l'Orne , Bréel , La Carneille , Notre-Dame-du-Rocher , Ronfeugerai , Ségrie-Fontaine , Taillebois and Les Tourailles became a nouvelle commune with the name Athis -Val de Rouvre and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Athis-de-l'Orne.

geography

Bréel is located 15 kilometers northeast of Flers on the Rouvre River . Nearby is the Roche d'Oëtre . Bréel is located in a hilly landscape, the Rouvre loses 40 meters in height in the municipality.

Until 2016, the neighboring municipalities of Bréel were Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne in the north, La Forêt-Auvray in the east and south, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher in the south-west and Ségrie-Fontaine in the south-east.

history

A granite wine press for making cider from Bréel was shown at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris .

Culture and sights

  • Village Church ( Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul )
  • Chapelle des Corday , chapel from the 16th century.
  • Blanc Rocher Chapel
  • Saint Joseph Chapel

Economy and Infrastructure

Bréel is on the road from Truttemer-le-Grand to La Forêt-Auvray , which follows the course of an old Roman road. The river Rouvre is used by white water enthusiasts.

Today there are hardly any agricultural businesses in Bréel, but there is a carpentry shop and an electrician.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 115 159 149 141 150 126 132 125

In the 18th century, Bréel benefited from its granite soil and had up to 675 inhabitants.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decree NOR 1200-15-0421 prefecture on the formation of the commune nouvelle Athis-Val de Rouvre of 16 December 2015 .
  2. ↑ Information on annuaire-mairie.fr
  3. ↑ a b c d e Information on the website of the community association ( Memento of May 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 26, 2011