Breteuil, Eure

Breteuil
Commune
The town hall in Breteuil
Coat of arms
Location of Breteuil
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Coordinates: 48°50′13″N 0°54′53″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Breteuil
Intercommunality	Normandie Sud Eure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Chéron[1]
Area ^1	55.05 km^2 (21.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,287
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Bretoliens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27112 /27160
Elevation	157–197 m (515–646 ft) (avg. 179 m or 587 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Breteuil (French pronunciation: [bʁətœj]), also known as Breteuil-sur-Iton ("Breteuil-on-Iton"), is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes Cintray and La Guéroulde were merged into Breteuil.^[3]

History

During the Middle Ages, Breteuil was the seat of a lordship in the duchy of Normandy. Its lord William FitzOsbern was a companion of William during his conquest of England in 1066. His son William of Breteuil served as a Benedictine abbot before inheriting Breteuil and was later canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. His illegitimate son Eustace of Breteuil married Juliane de Fontevrault, the illegitimate daughter of King Henry I of England, who feuded with her father and eventually lost control of the lordship.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,976	—
1975	4,259	+0.99%
1982	4,219	−0.13%
1990	4,280	+0.18%
1999	4,456	+0.45%
2007	4,521	+0.18%
2012	4,553	+0.14%
2017	4,424	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Arrêté préfectoral 9 December 2015 (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE