Broons
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Broons Bronn |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Dinan | |
| Canton | Broons (main town) | |
| Community association | Dinan agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 19 ′ N , 2 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 45-143 m | |
| surface | 35.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,886 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22250 | |
| INSEE code | 22020 | |
| Website | http://www.mairiebroons22.org | |
 Center of Broons |
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Broons ( Breton : Bronn ; Gallo : Bron is a) French municipality with 2886 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany . Broons is the capital of the canton Broons , which belongs to the Arrondissement of Dinan . The inhabitants are called Broonais .
geography
The municipality is located about 21 kilometers southwest of the city of Dinan and about 48 kilometers northwest of Rennes . The Rosette flows through the municipality on the northern edge, the Frémeur in the south. Broons is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Trémeur in the north, Trédias in the north and northeast, Yvignac-la-Tour in the east and northeast, Caulnes in the east and southeast, Plumaugat in the south, Lanrelas in the southwest and Sévignac in the west and northwest.
The National Route 12 runs through the municipality from Rennes to Saint-Brieuc . The station is on the Paris – Brest railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | ||||
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| Residents | 2,340 | 2,256 | 2,432 | 2,389 | 2,327 | 2,382 | 2,665 | 2,924 | 2.983 | ||||
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, rebuilt in 1895
- La Madeleine chapel from the 14th century
- Saint-Laurent chapel in Leslian from the 15th century
- Remains of the castle of La Motte-Broons from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century, destroyed in 1616
- 15th century mansion of Les Milons
- 17th century mansion of La Cavée
- Launay-Milon mansion, built in the early 18th century
- 18th century mansion of Lohéac
- Collège Jean-Monnet , 2016
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Neufahrn in Niederbayern since 1971 .
Personalities
- Bertrand du Guesclin (1320–1380), military leader and connétable
- Olivier V. de Clisson (1336–1407), Connétable and lord of Broons
Trivia
The Congregation of the Sisterhood of Broons ( Filles de Sainte Marie de la Présentation , founded in 1828) has its seat here.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 87-90.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Base de donnée Cassini: Démographie de la commune de Caulnes , visited on May 17, 2015
- ↑ INSEE: Population development of Caulnes 1968-2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 17, 2015
