Brethel

Brethel
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Brethel
Brethel Location within France Brethel Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 48°43′16″N 0°32′29″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton	Tourouvre au Perche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Marie
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	133
• Density	44.8/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61060 /61270
Elevation	233–273 m (764–896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brethel (French pronunciation: [bʁətɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Parc du Boulay, La Chauvinière, Brethel, Villeneuve and La Hérissonnière.

A stream, the Ruisseau des Vallees, flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	125	—
1975	104	−2.59%
1982	108	+0.54%
1990	116	+0.90%
1999	116	+0.00%
2007	123	+0.74%
2012	142	+2.91%
2017	164	+2.92%
2023	133	−3.43%
Source: INSEE

Sport

• Terrain Moto Cross de Brethel - Is a Motocross circuit within the commune, which is about 7 km in length.

See also

• Communes of the Orne department