Brech

Brech Brec'h
Commune
The museum of Saint-Dégan
Location of Brech
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Coordinates: 47°43′17″N 2°59′40″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Pluvigner
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Fabrice Robelet
Area 1	40.86 km2 (15.78 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	7,052
• Density	172.6/km2 (447.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Brech (French pronunciation: [bʁɛk]; Breton: Brec'h, [ˈbrɛːx]) is a commune in the Morbihan department, region of Brittany, northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Brec'h are called in French Brechois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,909	—
1975	3,079	+0.81%
1982	3,554	+2.07%
1990	3,990	+1.46%
1999	4,500	+1.35%
2007	6,125	+3.93%
2012	6,616	+1.55%
2017	6,637	+0.06%
2023	7,052	+1.02%
Source: INSEE

Breton language

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

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

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