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.Arrêté préfectoral 7 December 2016 The inhabitants are known as Breillois in French. Breil's nearest town is Noyant (6 km).
Sights Breil is most famous for its Chateau in the Parc du Lathan, where a major Fête de la Chasse (Hunting Fair) was 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.
See also Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department
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