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Bréville-les-Monts

Coordinates: 49°14′27″N 0°13′34″W / 49.2408°N 0.2261°W

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Bréville-les-Monts
Commune
Ruins of the church of St. Peter
Coat of arms
Location of Bréville-les-Monts
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Coordinates: 49°14′27″N 0°13′34″W / 49.2408°N 0.2261°W / 49.2408; -0.2261
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Paiola^[1]
Area ¹	4.75 km² (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	656
• Density	140/km² (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14106 /14860
Elevation	11–63 m (36–207 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréville-les-Monts (French pronunciation: [bʁevil le mɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was the location for the Battle of Bréville fought by the 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War.

History

The town was formerly called Bréville, and was officially renamed Bréville-les-Monts on 26 August 2004.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	301	—
1968	387	+28.6%
1975	441	+14.0%
1982	529	+20.0%
1990	515	−2.6%
1999	565	+9.7%
2008	662	+17.2%

Twin towns

Hillerse in Germany

See also

Communes of the Calvados department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Décret n° 2004-886 du 26 août 2004 portant changement de nom de communes (in French)

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