La Brionne
| La Brionne | |
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  La Brionne | |
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Location within Limousin region  La Brionne | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′10″N 1°47′16″E / 46.1694°N 1.7878°ECoordinates: 46°10′10″N 1°47′16″E / 46.1694°N 1.7878°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Saint-Vaury |
| Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Lefevre |
| Area1 | 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 394 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23033 / 23000 |
| Elevation |
428–544 m (1,404–1,785 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
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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. | |
La Brionne is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 252 | — |
| 1968 | 278 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 280 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 317 | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 348 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 354 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 394 | +11.3% |
Sights
- The church of St. Peter and St. Paul, dating from the fifteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Brionne. |
- La Brionne on the Quid website (French)
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