Saint-Jean-Brévelay

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

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Commune
The Church of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Saint-Jean-Brévelay Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Coordinates: 47°50′45″N 2°43′15″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Moréac
Intercommunality	Saint-Jean-Brévelay Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guénaël Robin[1]
Area ^1	41.83 km^2 (16.15 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	2,789
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56222 /56660
Elevation	42–164 m (138–538 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

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

International relations

Saint-Jean-Brévelay is twinned with Botley, United Kingdom.[3]

Sport

Football

Nowaydays, two 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

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)