Brieux

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".

Brieux
Commune
The church in Brieux
Location of Brieux
Brieux
Brieux
Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Gaignon[1]
Area
1
5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[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.

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

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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