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Brech

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Also known as Brec'h

Brech (; , ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, region of Brittany, northwestern France.

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Brech is a commune in France, situated within the Morbihan department and the arrondissement of Lorient. Its official name is Brech, Brec'h. The municipality has an area of 40.86 and a population of 7,057, comprising 3,242 males and 3,395 females. It is located in the canton of Pluvigner and shares borders with Pluvigner, Pluneret, Plumergat, and Auray.

The postal code for Brech is 56400. Elevation data varies between sources, with figures of 66 and 49 recorded. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.

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Place details

Locality
Brech
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
5,071
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Brech
French commune.native name
Brec'h
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Stdegan.jpg
French commune.caption
The museum of Saint-Dégan
French commune.INSEE
56023
French commune.postal code
56400
French commune.arrondissement
Lorient
French commune.canton
Pluvigner
French commune.mayor
Fabrice Robelet
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
66
French commune.area km2
40.86

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • Breton language
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Brech (; , ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, region of Brittany, northwestern France.

==Population== Inhabitants of Brec'h are called in French Brechois.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brech” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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