Breteil
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Breteil Brezhiel |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Rennes | |
| Canton | Montfort-sur-Meu | |
| Community association | Montfort Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 26-71 m | |
| surface | 14.7 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,584 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 244 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35160 | |
| INSEE code | 35040 | |
| Website | http://www.breteil.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Breteil |
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Breteil ( Breton : Brezhiel ) is a French municipality with 3584 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Rennes and the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu . The inhabitants are called Breteillais (es) .
geography
Breteil is about ten kilometers west-northwest of Rennes . The river Meu limits the municipality in the southwest. Breteil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pleumeleuc in the north, Saint-Gilles in the east and northeast, La Chapelle-Thouarault in the southeast, Talensac in the south, Montfort-sur-Meu in the west and southwest and Bédée in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 851 | 833 | 1685 | 2436 | 2788 | 2974 | 3289 | 3584 |
Attractions
- Saint-Malo church, built in the early 16th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Breteil )
- Chapel of the Abbey of Montfort-sur-Meu
- La Riolais Chapel, built in the 17th century
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Polish municipality of Kwilcz in Greater Poland.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 972-974.
Web links
Commons : Breteil - collection of images, videos and audio files
