Brieux

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
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Argentan
Canton Trun
Intercommunality Plaine d'Argentan Nord
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Catherine Gaignon
Area1 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 92
 • Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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%
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

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