Broons
Bronn | |
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Coordinates: 48°19′05″N 2°15′34″W / 48.3181°N 2.2595°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Dinan |
Canton | Broons |
Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Laguitton [1] |
Area 1 | 35.21 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 2,924 |
• Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
22020 /22250 |
Elevation | 45–143 m (148–469 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Broons (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃]; Breton: Bronn; Gallo: Bron) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Broons is twinned with the town Neufahrn i.NB in Bavaria since 1971.
Inhabitants of Broons are called Broonais in French.
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
The current Arms of Broons, derived from the arms of
Bertrand du Guesclin:
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[6] Argent a double-headed eagle displayed Sable beaked and armed Gules, overall a bendlet Gules.
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Ancient Arms of Broons.
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[8] These arms are also found on blazons of the lords of
Derval.
[9] Such arms are attested for a family surnamed Bron, originally of Lutry (Vaud, Suisse), in the 17th century.
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Blazon: Azure a cross Argent fretty Gules.