Brech

Brech Brec'h
The museum of Saint-Dégan
Brech
Location within Brittany region Brech
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Pays d'Auray
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Baudic
Area1	40.86 km2 (15.78 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	6,435
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56023 / 56400
Elevation	0–66 m (0–217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brech (Brec'h in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Brec'h are called in French Brechois.

Breton language

In 2008, 19.56% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• INSEE statistics
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)

External links

• Official site (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Brech (French)
• Map of Brech on Michelin (English)