Brecé

Brecé
Commune
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location of Brecé
Brecé Show map of France Brecé Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 48°23′56″N 0°47′22″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Gorron
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul-Edouard Marquer[1]
Area ^1	35.27 km^2 (13.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	833
• Density	24/km^2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53042 /53120
Elevation	116–211 m (381–692 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brecé (French pronunciation: [bʁəse]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,125	—
1975	1,050	−0.98%
1982	971	−1.11%
1990	865	−1.43%
1999	830	−0.46%
2009	829	−0.01%
2014	823	−0.15%
2020	842	+0.38%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Gérard Moussay (1932–2012), Catholic missionary

See also

• Communes of Mayenne

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE