Bretoncelles
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche | |
| Canton | Bretoncelles (main town) | |
| Community association | Cœur du Perche | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 120-266 m | |
| surface | 40.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,487 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61110 | |
| INSEE code | 61061 | |
| Website | http://www.bretoncelles.fr/ | |
Bretoncelles is a French commune with 1,487 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche and the canton of Bretoncelles (until 2015: canton of Rémalard ). The inhabitants are called Bretoncellois .
geography
Bretoncelles is the easternmost municipality in the Orne department. It is located about 60 kilometers east of Alençon . Bretoncelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- La Madeleine-Bouvet in the north,
- Le Pas-Saint-l'Homer to the north and northeast,
- Meaucé in the northeast,
- Vaupillon in the east and northeast,
- Saint-Victor-de-Buthon to the east and south-east,
- Sablons sur Huisne with Coulonges-les-Sablons in the south and southeast and Condé-sur-Huisne in the south,
- Saint-Germain-des-Grois in the southwest,
- Dorceau in the west,
- Moutiers-au-Perche in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,112 | 1,215 | 1,285 | 1,270 | 1,221 | 1,343 | 1,400 | 1,446 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Motte (Wallburg)
Web links
Commons : Bretoncelles - Collection of images, videos and audio files
