Bréville-les-Monts

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Bréville-les-Monts
Commune
Ruins of the church of St. Peter
Coat of arms
Location of Bréville-les-Monts
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Coordinates: 49°14′27″N 0°13′34″W / 49.2408°N 0.2261°W / 49.2408; -0.2261Coordinates: 49°14′27″N 0°13′34″W / 49.2408°N 0.2261°W / 49.2408; -0.2261
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Cabourg
Intercommunality	Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Paiola
Area 1	4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	657
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14106 /14860
Elevation	11–63 m (36–207 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréville-les-Monts (French pronunciation: [bʁevil le mɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It was the location for the Battle of Bréville fought by the 6th Airborne Division during the Second World War.

History[]

The town was formerly called Bréville, and was officially renamed Bréville-les-Monts on August 26, 2004.^[2]

Population[]

Twin towns[]

• Hillerse in Germany

See also[]

• Communes of the Calvados department

References[]

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