Bréal-sous-Montfort

Bréal-sous-Montfort (French pronunciation: [bʁeal su mɔ̃fɔʁ], literally Bréal under Montfort; Gallo: Beréau, Breton: Breal-Moñforzh) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region in Brittany in northwestern France.

Bréal-sous-Montfort Beréau (Gallo) Breal-Moñforzh (Breton)
Commune
Château du Molant
Coat of arms
Location of Bréal-sous-Montfort
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Coordinates: 48°02′55″N 1°51′55″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Le Rheu
Intercommunality	CC de Brocéliande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Éthoré[1]
Area 1	33.82 km2 (13.06 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,430
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35037 /35310
Elevation	19–82 m (62–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the outer southwest district of Rennes, near the Broceliand woods.

Geography

The Meu forms the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Bréal-sous-Montfort are called Bréalais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,771	—
1975	2,518	+5.16%
1982	3,117	+3.10%
1990	3,399	+1.09%
1999	3,825	+1.32%
2007	4,577	+2.27%
2012	5,216	+2.65%
2017	6,131	+3.29%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department