Brieux

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Brieux

|commune status = Commune

|image = FranceNormandieBrieuxEglise.jpg

|caption = The church in Brieux

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Argentan

|canton = Argentan-1

|INSEE = 61062

|postal code = 61160

|mayor = Catherine Gaignon{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Terres d'Argentan Interco

|coordinates = {{coord|48.84|-0.0817|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 133

|elevation min m = 110

|elevation max m = 212

|area km2 = 5.17

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Brieux ({{IPA|fr|bʁijø|-|Fr-Brieux.ogg}}) 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".{{Cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24374/24374-8.txt|title=The Romance of Names|author=Ernest Weekley}}

Geography

{{Geographic location

| title = Neighbouring communes{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/61160+Brieux,+France/@48.8333845,-0.0801849,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x480a06838b242309:0x40c14484fb820d0!8m2!3d48.839008!4d-0.0836912!16s/m/03qgql_?entry=ttu|title=Brieux · 61160, France|website=Brieux · 61160, France}}

|width=auto

|state=expanded

|Centre = Brieux

|North = Vignats

|Northeast =

|East = Merri

|Southeast =

|South = Montabard

|Southwest =

|West = Nécy

|Northwest =

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The commune has the Filaine river running through it.{{Sandre|I1160600|Filaine}}

The Feuillet woods are in this commune.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gralon.net/plan-ville/planr-lieu-dit-le-bois-de-feuillet-brieux-1291092.htm|title=Lieu-dit LE BOIS DE FEUILLET Brieux}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-61062#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |136

|1975 |111

|1982 |76

|1990 |74

|1999 |93

|2009 |92

|2014 |79

|2020 |92

}}

See also

References

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{{Orne communes}}

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Category:Communes of Orne

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