Bréhal

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Daniel Lécureuil^[1]Area12.71 km² (4.91 sq mi)Population3,472 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation4–71 m (13–233 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréhal (French pronunciation: [bʁe.al]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,159 —     1821 1,519 +0.97% 1846 1,577 +0.15% 1872 1,439 −0.35% 1901 1,299 −0.35% 1926 1,252 −0.15% 1946 1,420 +0.63% 1962 1,525 +0.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,568 +0.46% 1975 1,988 +3.45% 1982 2,390 +2.67% 1990 2,351 −0.21% 1999 2,599 +1.12% 2007 2,971 +1.69% 2012 3,070 +0.66% 2017 3,410 +2.12%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

International relations

Bréhal is twinned with Lydney in Gloucestershire.

Heraldry

The arms of Bréhal are blazoned : Per fess 1: Gules, a leopard between 8 fleurs de lys (4 above, 4 below); 2 Azure, 3 escallops Or.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References