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
|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 =
}}
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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{{commons category|Brieux}}
{{Orne communes}}
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{{Argentan-geo-stub}}