Breuil-Magné
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Charente-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
Canton | Tonnay-Charente | |
Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ W | |
height | 0-30 m | |
surface | 22.25 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,685 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 17870 | |
INSEE code | 17065 | |
Website | vivrabreuil.fr | |
![]() Breuil-Magné town hall |
Breuil-Magné is a French commune with 1,685 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Fouras belongs to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Tonnay-Charente (until 2015: Canton of Rochefort-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Breuillais .
geography
Breuil-Magné is near the Atlantic Ocean (about eight kilometers to the west). The river Devise forms the western boundary of the municipality . Breuil-Magné is surrounded by the neighboring communities Ballon in the north, Ciré-d'Aunis in the northeast, Loire-les-Marais in the east, Rochefort in the south, Vergeroux in the south and southwest, and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée in the west as well Yves in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
Residents | 707 | 698 | 972 | 1156 | 1160 | 1224 | 1429 | 1657 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, built in 1848/49 (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Breuil-Magné )
- La Lance Priory
- La Grollière, La Croisée and La Perche mills
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 617-619.
Web links
Commons : Breuil-Magné - collection of images, videos and audio files