Brécey

Brécey

View of Brécey and the Sée valley

Coat of arms
Brécey

Coordinates: 48°43′32″N 1°09′55″W / 48.7256°N 1.1653°W / 48.7256; -1.1653Coordinates: 48°43′32″N 1°09′55″W / 48.7256°N 1.1653°W / 48.7256; -1.1653
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Brécey
Intercommunality Canton de Brécey
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Tréhet
Area1 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,165
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50074 / 50370
Elevation 22–111 m (72–364 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brécey is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,100    
18002,097−0.1%
18062,040−2.7%
18212,190+7.4%
18312,201+0.5%
18362,172−1.3%
18412,452+12.9%
18462,466+0.6%
18512,338−5.2%
18562,316−0.9%
18612,440+5.4%
18662,446+0.2%
18722,300−6.0%
18762,341+1.8%
18812,399+2.5%
18862,404+0.2%
18912,400−0.2%
18962,300−4.2%
19012,294−0.3%
19062,281−0.6%
19112,200−3.6%
19212,011−8.6%
19262,141+6.5%
19312,159+0.8%
19362,198+1.8%
19462,247+2.2%
19542,122−5.6%
19622,026−4.5%
19682,046+1.0%
19751,958−4.3%
19821,980+1.1%
19902,029+2.5%
19992,113+4.1%
20092,165+2.5%

Heraldry

The arms of Brécey are blazoned :
Ermine, a lion (rampant) gules.

See also

References

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