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Breteil
Sign in to saveBreteil (; Gallo: Beurteuil, ) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is located in northwestern France.
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Breteil is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Rennes and the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. It is part of the Montfort Communauté and the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu. The town borders Talensac, Montfort-sur-Meu, Bédée, and La Chapelle-Thouarault. Its official postal code is 35160, and it has an area of 14.7 square kilometers.
The population of Breteil is recorded as 3,678, comprising 1,781 males and 1,803 females. Another source lists the population as 3,242. The elevation above sea level is noted as 71 meters in one record and 57 meters in another. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-2-99-06-01-01.
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Place details
- Locality
- Breteil
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,242
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Breteil
- French commune.native name
- (Gallo)
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Breteil (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
- French commune.image
- Eglise Breteil.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Breteil
- French commune.INSEE
- 35040
- French commune.postal code
- 35160
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rennes
- French commune.canton
- Montfort-sur-Meu
- French commune.mayor
- Isabelle Ozoux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Montfort Communauté
- French commune.elevation min m
- 26
- French commune.elevation max m
- 71
- French commune.area km2
- 14.7
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Breteil
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Montfort Communauté
- Population
- 3675
- Area
- 14.7
- Elevation
- 50
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- La Chapelle-Thouarault
- Official website
- www.breteil.bzh
- Image
- Eglise de Breteil 2012.jpg
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- Commons category
- Breteil
- postal code
- 35160
- associated electoral district
- canton of Montfort-sur-Meu
- male population
- 1781
- female population
- 1803
- P8168
- Horst Naumann
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-99-06-01-01
- fax number
- +33-2-99-06-08-10
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Travel guide
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The parish of Breteil resulted from the division of the former parish of Pleumeleuc in 1122. In this year the bishop of Aleth consecrated the church of Breteil to Benedictin monks of Saint-Melaine de Rennes.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- History
- The French Revolution
- Tourism
- Buildings and other sights
- Buildings
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- See also
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Breteil (; Gallo: Beurteuil, ) is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is located in northwestern France.
==Geography== The river Meu forms the commune's southwestern border. Breteil is part of the canton of Montfort-sur-Meu and the arrondissement of Rennes. The town has 3502 inhabitants and covers 1470 hectares. It is surrounded by the towns of Montfort-sur-Meu, Bédée, La Nouaye, Iffendic, Pleumeleuc, Talensac, Saint-Gonlay.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Breteil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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