Breuil-sur-Vesle
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Reims | |
| Canton | Fismes-Montagne de Reims | |
| Community association | Grand Reims | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 19 ′ N , 3 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 63-172 m | |
| surface | 6.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 342 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 51140 | |
| INSEE code | 51086 | |
Breuil-sur-Vesle is a French commune with 342 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Marne department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Reims and the canton of Fismes-Montagne de Reims (until 2015 the canton of Fismes ).
The municipality, originally called Breuil , changed its name to the current name Breuil-sur-Vesle with the decree N ° 2018-956 of November 5, 2018 .
geography
Breuil-sur-Vesle is located about 25 kilometers west-northwest of the city center of Reims on the river Vesle , which borders the municipality in the north. Breuil-sur-Vesle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Romain in the north, Montigny-sur-Vesle in the north and east, Vandeuil in the south-east, Hourges and Unchair in the south, Magneux in the west and Courlandon in the north-west.
The National Route 31 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 220 | 245 | 164 | 152 | 182 | 230 | 284 | 350 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1923
- Remains of the castle of Ville-aux-Bois
