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La Brionne

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La Brionne
Location of La Brionne
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonSaint-Vaury
IntercommunalityGuéret Saint-Vaury
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Lefevre
Area
1
7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
394
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23033 /23000
Elevation428–544 m (1,404–1,785 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Brionne is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D76 and the D914 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962252—    
1968278+10.3%
1975280+0.7%
1982317+13.2%
1990348+9.8%
1999354+1.7%
2008394+11.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Peter and St. Paul, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

References