Broons
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Broons
Bronn | |
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| The main thoroughfare of Broons The main thoroughfare of Broons | |
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Coat of arms of Broons Coat of arms | |
| 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) |
| 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. | |
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Broons (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃]; Breton: Bronn; Gallo: Bron) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
International relations
Broons is twinned with the town Neufahrn i.NB in Bavaria since 1971.
Population
Inhabitants of Broons are called Broonais in French.
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Heraldry
| The current Arms of Broons, derived from the arms of Bertrand du Guesclin:[4][5] Argent a double-headed eagle displayed Sable beaked and armed Gules, overall a bendlet Gules.
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| Ancient Arms of Broons.[6][7] These arms are also found on blazons of the lords of Derval.[8] Such arms are attested for a family surnamed Bron, originally of Lutry (Vaud, Suisse), in the 17th century.[9]
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Blazon: Azure a cross Argent fretty Gules.
Personalities
- Bertrand du Guesclin, French knight and constable of France during the Hundred Years' War, born in Broons in 1320.
- Olivier de Clisson, French knight and constable of France.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Broons, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Selon Le Patrimoine des Communes du Pays Sud de Dinan
- ↑ Source. Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ From the armoire of Guillemette de Milon, abbess of Saint-Sulpice circa 1435, une des parties est blasonnée comme précédemment écrit.
- ↑ Source : Page du site Infobretagne.com sur l'abbaye de Saint-Sulpice.
- ↑ Blason De Derval sur le site culture.cg44.fr Archived October 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Référence : Armorial vaudois
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broons.
- Official website (in French)
