Country France Department Maine-et-Loire Population (2009) 274 Area 15.09 km² | Region Pays de la Loire Canton Beaufort-en-Vallée Time zone CET (UTC+1) Arrondissement Saumur | |
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Breil is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Noyant-Villages. Breil's nearest town is Noyant (6 km).
Contents
Map of 49490 Breil, France
Population
The inhabitants are known as Breillois.
Sights
Breil is most famous for its Chateau in the Parc du Lathan, where a major Fête de la Chasse (Hunting Fair) is held each August 15. Breil is near the Lac de Rillé, a lake stretching from Rillé to Gué Morin,a hamlet in Breil, where the River Lathan was dammed in 1978 principally for irrigating the valley of the Authion.
References
Breil, Maine-et-Loire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA