Brécé

Brécé (French pronunciation: [bʁese]; Breton: Brec'heg; Gallo: Berczaé) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Brécé Berczaé (Gallo) Brec'heg (Breton)
Commune
Town hall
Location of Brécé
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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  (2022)[2]	2,185
• Density	310/km2 (790/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.

Historical population

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%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department