Brécé
Commune in Brittany, France
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Brécé (French pronunciation: [bʁese]; Breton: Brec'heg; Gallo: Berczaé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Brécé
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Town hall | |
 Location of Brécé | |
  Brécé  Brécé | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′34″N 1°28′51″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Liffré |
| Intercommunality | Rennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Chevance[1] |
Area 1 | 7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,232 |
| • Density | 312/km2 (807/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35039 /35530 |
| Elevation | 32–73 m (105–240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Brécé are called Brécéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 454 | — |
| 1975 | 630 | +4.79% |
| 1982 | 835 | +4.11% |
| 1990 | 1,128 | +3.83% |
| 1999 | 1,561 | +3.68% |
| 2007 | 1,760 | +1.51% |
| 2012 | 2,005 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 2,106 | +0.99% |
| 2023 | 2,232 | +0.97% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
