Brieux
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 The church in Brieux | |
Location of Brieux  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 0°04′54″W / 48.84°N 0.0817°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 |
| Intercommunality | Plaine d'Argentan Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Catherine Gaignon |
| Area 1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 92 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61062 /61160 |
| Elevation | 110–212 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 326 | — |
| 1800 | 330 | +1.2% |
| 1806 | 305 | −7.6% |
| 1821 | 315 | +3.3% |
| 1836 | 330 | +4.8% |
| 1841 | 318 | −3.6% |
| 1846 | 304 | −4.4% |
| 1851 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 306 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 283 | −7.5% |
| 1866 | 281 | −0.7% |
| 1872 | 241 | −14.2% |
| 1876 | 228 | −5.4% |
| 1881 | 233 | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 225 | −3.4% |
| 1891 | 174 | −22.7% |
| 1896 | 179 | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 154 | −14.0% |
| 1906 | 139 | −9.7% |
| 1911 | 104 | −25.2% |
| 1921 | 132 | +26.9% |
| 1926 | 157 | +18.9% |
| 1931 | 160 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 151 | −5.6% |
| 1946 | 129 | −14.6% |
| 1954 | 126 | −2.3% |
| 1962 | 138 | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 136 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 111 | −18.4% |
| 1982 | 76 | −31.5% |
| 1990 | 74 | −2.6% |
| 1999 | 93 | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | −2.1% |
See also
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