La Croisille-sur-Briance

La Croisille-sur-Briance

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La Croisille-sur-Briance

Coordinates: 45°37′53″N 1°34′59″E / 45.6314°N 1.5831°E / 45.6314; 1.5831Coordinates: 45°37′53″N 1°34′59″E / 45.6314°N 1.5831°E / 45.6314; 1.5831
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Châteauneuf-la-Forêt
Intercommunality Briance Combade
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Gérard Didière
Area1 43.61 km2 (16.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 731
  Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87051 / 87130
Elevation 387–709 m (1,270–2,326 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.

La Croisille-sur-Briance (Occitan: La Crosilha) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.

Geography

The river Briance has its source in the commune.

See also

References

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