Bréal-sous-Montfort

Commune in Brittany, France

Bréal-sous-Montfort Beréau (Gallo) Breal-Moñforzh (Breton)
Commune
Château du Molant
Coat of arms
Location of Bréal-sous-Montfort
(2020–2026)		Bernard Éthoré^[1]
Area ¹	33.82 km² (13.06 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	6,469
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35037 /35310
Elevation	19–82 m (62–269 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréal-sous-Montfort (French pronunciation: [bʁeal su mɔ̃fɔʁ], literally Bréal under Montfort; Gallo: Beréau, Breton: Breal-Moñforzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France.

It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods.

Geography

The Meu forms the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Bréal-sous-Montfort are called Bréalais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,771	—
1975	2,518	+5.16%
1982	3,117	+3.10%
1990	3,399	+1.09%
1999	3,825	+1.32%
2007	4,577	+2.27%
2012	5,216	+2.65%
2017	6,131	+3.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bréal-sous-Montfort.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Cultural Heritage (in French)
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)