Les Brouzils
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Les Brouzils (French pronunciation: [le bʁuzil]) is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Its coat of arms has a wolf, which symbolizes bravery.
Les Brouzils | |
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A reconstructed refuge hut in the forest of Grasla | |
![]() Location of Les Brouzils | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′16″N 1°19′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Montaigu-Vendée |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Émilie Duprey[1] |
Area 1 | 41.25 km2 (15.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,938 |
| • Density | 71.22/km2 (184.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85038 /85260 |
| Elevation | 37–78 m (121–256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,931 | — |
| 1975 | 1,886 | −0.34% |
| 1982 | 1,845 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 1,951 | +0.70% |
| 1999 | 2,031 | +0.45% |
| 2007 | 2,455 | +2.40% |
| 2012 | 2,666 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 2,799 | +0.98% |
| 2023 | 2,938 | +0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
