Broons

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Broons
Bronn
Broons

Coordinates: 48°19′05″N 2°15′34″W / 48.3181°N 2.2595°WCoordinates: 48°19′05″N 2°15′34″W / 48.3181°N 2.2595°W
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Dinan
Canton Broons
Intercommunality Pays de Du Guesclin
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Serge Rouxel
Area1 35.21 km2 (13.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,829
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 22020 / 22250
Elevation 45–143 m (148–469 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.

Broons (Breton: Bronn, Gallo: Bron) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

International relations

Broons is twinned with the town Neufahrn i.NB in Bavaria since 1971.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17782,077—    
18362,527+21.7%
18502,559+1.3%
18702,738+7.0%
18802,844+3.9%
18902,733−3.9%
19062,867+4.9%
19162,835−1.1%
19222,439−14.0%
19362,447+0.3%
19462,442−0.2%
19542,430−0.5%
19622,172−10.6%
19682,256+3.9%
19752,432+7.8%
19822,389−1.8%
19902,327−2.6%
19992,382+2.4%
20082,829+18.8%

Inhabitants of Broons are called Broonais in French.

Personalities

Bertrand du Guesclin, French knight and constable of France during the Hundred Years' War, born in Broons in 1320.

See also

References

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