Bretoncelles

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bretoncelles

(2020–2026) Daniel Chevee^[1]Area

40.21 km² (15.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,469 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

61061 /61110

Elevation120–266 m (394–873 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,215	—
1975	1,285	+0.80%
1982	1,270	−0.17%
1990	1,221	−0.49%
1999	1,343	+1.06%
2009	1,431	+0.64%
2014	1,453	+0.31%
2020	1,475	+0.25%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Transport

The commune has a Railway station that was opened in 1857 and serves part of the Paris–Brest line.^[4]

Notable People

Daniel Goulet - (1928 - 2007) was a French politician who was born here.^[5]
Léonce Corne - (1894 – 1977) was a French film actor who is buried here.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Toutes les infos de la gare SNCF Bretoncelles". Infos Gare.
^ "Obsèques Avis mortuaire : Daniel GOULET : avis de décès". www.avis-de-deces.com.
^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.