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Commune in Brittany, France
Saint-Jean-Brévelay Sant-Yann-Brevele
Commune
The Church of Saint-Jean-BrévelayThe Church of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-BrévelayCoat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Saint-Jean-Brévelay is located in FranceSaint-Jean-BrévelaySaint-Jean-BrévelayShow map of FranceSaint-Jean-Brévelay is located in BrittanySaint-Jean-BrévelaySaint-Jean-BrévelayShow map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°50′45″N 2°43′15″W / 47.8458°N 2.7208°W / 47.8458; -2.7208
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonMoréac
IntercommunalityCentre Morbihan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guénaël Robin
Area41.83 km (16.15 sq mi)
Population2,860
 • Density68/km (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code56222 /56660
Elevation42–164 m (138–538 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Brévelay (Breton: Sant-Yann-Brevele) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,873—    
1975 2,132+1.87%
1982 2,287+1.01%
1990 2,354+0.36%
1999 2,368+0.07%
2007 2,627+1.31%
2012 2,765+1.03%
2017 2,789+0.17%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-Brévelay are called in French Brévelais.

Administration

The mayor of Saint-Jean-Brévelay is Guénaël Robin. Saint-Jean-Brévelay is part of the communauté de communes Centre Morbihan Communauté.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Jean-Brévelay is twinned with Botley, United Kingdom.

Sport

Two football clubs bear the name of Saint-Jean-Brévelay, Espérance Football-Club de Saint-Jean-Brévelay and Amicale Sportive Brévelaise. Both clubs share the Stade Municipal for their home games. There are two clubs in this small city for historical and religious reasons, the first one is catholic and the second one is secular.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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Communes of the Morbihan department


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