Brieux

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Brieux
Commune
The church in Brieux
The church in Brieux
Location of Brieux
Brieux is located in France
Brieux
Brieux
Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W / 48.84°N 0.0817°W / 48.84; -0.0817Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W / 48.84°N 0.0817°W / 48.84; -0.0817
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Gaignon[1]
Area
1
5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
91
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61062 /61160
Elevation110–212 m (361–696 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brieux (French pronunciation: ​[bʁjø]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, Bruce being the Anglicisation of "Brieux".

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793326—    
1800330+1.2%
1806305−7.6%
1821315+3.3%
1836330+4.8%
1841318−3.6%
1846304−4.4%
1851304+0.0%
1856306+0.7%
1861283−7.5%
1866281−0.7%
1872241−14.2%
1876228−5.4%
1881233+2.2%
1886225−3.4%
1891174−22.7%
1896179+2.9%
YearPop.±%
1901154−14.0%
1906139−9.7%
1911104−25.2%
1921132+26.9%
1926157+18.9%
1931160+1.9%
1936151−5.6%
1946129−14.6%
1954126−2.3%
1962138+9.5%
1968136−1.4%
1975111−18.4%
198276−31.5%
199074−2.6%
199993+25.7%
200694+1.1%
200992−2.1%

See also[]

  • Communes of the Orne department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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